(geo) cities M.E Flashcards

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chaos in the middle east (8)

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  1. religious conflicts
  2. who controls holly land (Palestine)
  3. who controls oil
  4. rebel terrorists
  5. local Muslim tribes (shiites, sunnis, kurds)
  6. food, water, poverty, disease.
  7. Unstable government (dictators, genocidal leaders, rebels)
  8. uneducated people - dont know how to work toegther
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downfall was the end of Sadam Hussein and a bigger mess for Iraq

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Bagdad

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capital of Syria and their leader Assad who is a genocidal maniac

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Damascus

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4
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key to success of political messed up country of egypt

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Cairo

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educational universities; city of persians and capital of iran

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tehran

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6
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political capital of jewish country of israel

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tel aviv

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religious capital for christians jews and muslims controlled by united nations

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jerusalem

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8
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key city for middle east country of lebanon

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beirut

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9
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capital of powerful large oil rich city in middle east saudi arabia

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Riyadh

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10
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very stable educational capital of oman

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muscat

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11
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maybe riches city in all the middle east

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dubai (u.a.e.)

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