Geography Flashcards
Where is Mecca located?
Near/East of the Red Sea; in Arabian Peninsula; in the southwest Arabian desert; in present day Saudi Arabia
Where is Medina located?
In Arabian Peninsula; near the Red Sea; in present day Saudi Arabia
Where is the Arabian Peninsula located?
Surrounded by the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and the Persian gulf; mostly desert
Where is the Red Sea located?
West of the Arabian Peninsula
Where is the Mediterranean Sea located?
Northwest of the Arabian Peninsula
Where is the Persian Gulf located?
East of the Arabian Peninsula
Where is the Arabian Sea located?
South/southeast of the Arabian Peninsula
Where is the Gulf of Aden located?
South/southwest of the Arabian Peninsula
Where is Jerusalem located?
In present day Israel; East of the Mediterranean Sea
Where is Constantinople located?
In present day Turkey; now called Istanbul; Northeast of the Sea of Marmara
Where is Rome located?
In present day Italy; East of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Where is Baghdad located?
In present day Iraq; North of Saudi Arabia (Mecca and Medina)
Where is Tours (Poitiers) located?
In present day France; East of the Bay of Biscay
