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Arid climate

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Desert, dry, not enough water to provide vegitation, barren.

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Allah

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The name of the god of Islam

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Ayatollah

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Shiite religious leader in Iran

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Desalination

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Removal of salt (especially from the sea)

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Desertification

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Fertile land becomes desert, usually during drought

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Exotic river

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Maintains its flow through something other than precipitation, such as snow melt (Nile)

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Fertile Crescent

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area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

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Hajj

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Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. During last month of the year

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Hijab

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Head covering worn by Muslim women in public

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Hydroelectric Dam

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Dam that produces energy from the falling water

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Monotheism

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Belief in only one god

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Minaret

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a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

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Mohammad

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Arab prophet who was the last messenger of Allah

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Mosque

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Muslim place of worship

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Muezzin

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Man who calls Muslims to worship

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Nomad

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A person or people with no permanent abode, home

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Oasis

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A place of water and vegetation in the desert

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OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

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Organization consisting of the worlds major exporters

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Quran

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The Islamic holy book

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Ramadan

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9th month of Muslim year, which consists of fasting during daylight

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Sharia

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Islamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet

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Silt

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Fine nutrient rich soil in rivers

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Souks

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Arab marketplace

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Terrorism

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The use of violence for political gain

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Zionist

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Relating to the characteristic Zionism

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