Middle East Geography Flashcards
Egypt is in this continent.
Africa
These are the waterways that surround the Arabian Peninsula.
Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea
This is the capital of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
This is the capital of Iran.
Tehran
This is the capital of Iraq.
Baghdad
This is the capital of Lebanon.
Beirut
This is the capital of Turkey.
Ankara
This is the capital of Afghanistan.
Kabul
This is the capital of Pakistan.
Islamabad
This is the capital of Jordan.
Amman
This is the capital of Egypt.
Cairo
This is the capital of Oman.
Muscat
This is the capital of Yemen.
Sana’a
This is the name of the large peninsula that the Middle East is made of.
Arabian Peninsula
This is the capital of Israel.
Jerusalem
This is the capital of Kuwait.
Kuwait City
These are the two major rivers that run through Iraq and is where early civilizations began.
Tigris River, Euphrates River
This is the sea directly north of Turkey.
Black Sea
This is the sea directly north of Iran.
Caspian Sea
This is the gulf that Kuwait and Bahrain are in.
Persian Gulf
These are the mountains that are in the south of Iran and north of the Persian Gulf.
Zaria Mts.
These are the mountains that divide Turkey from the rest of Europe.
Caucasus Mts
These are the mountains that run through Iran and Afghanistan.
Hindu Kush mountains
These are the mountains that run through Turkey.
Taurus Mts
