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Modern Middle East
Geography Quiz
48
History
Undergraduate 2
09/18/2011

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Cairo
Definition
Capital of Egypt, northern, on Nile Delta, just west of Suez
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Beirut
Definition
Capital of Lebanon, western coast, central height
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Aleppo
Definition
Northwestern Syria
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Al-Basrah
Definition
Southeast Iraq
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Karbala
Definition
Central Iraq, south of Baghdad, Falluja, and Samarra
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An Najaf
Definition
Southern central Iraq, west of Basra, south and slightly east of Karbala
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Diyarbakir
Definition
Southeastern Turkey, 3/4 of the way over
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Izmir
Definition
Far west of Turkey, Central height
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Dardanelles Strait
Definition
Western Turkey, between mainland and Gallipoli Peninsula
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Taurus Mountains
Definition
Southern Turkey, central, near Mersin and Adana
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Shiraz
Definition
South central Iran, even with Kuwait
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Zagros Mountains
Definition
Western Iran, follows Iraqi border and continues southwest
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Abadan
Definition
Southwest Iran, just north of the Persian Gulf, island on a river
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Esfahan/Isfahan
Definition
Iran, slightly northwest of center. Between Qom and Shiraz
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Euphrates River
Definition
Originates in eastern Turkey, around Diyabakir - flows south through Syria, southwest diagonally across Iraq, and into Persian Gulf right above Kuwait.
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Ankara
Definition
Capital of Turkey, north and slightly west of center
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Mosul
Definition
Northern Iraq, central, northwest of Kirkuk
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Aqaba
Definition
Jordan, southwest corner
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Alexandria
Definition
Egypt, northern coast, slightly west of Cairo
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Gulf of Suez
Definition
Bisects Egypt, leads into Red Sea
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Aden
Definition
Southern coast of Yemen, 1/5 from western corner
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Medina
Definition
Saudi Arabia, central height, 1/4 west
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Dubai
Definition
United Arab Emirates, northern coast, farther east than Abu Dhabi
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Caspian Sea
Definition
North of Iran
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Mashhad
Definition
Northeast Iran, not quite in the corner
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Yerevan
Definition
Capital of Armenia, southern border, at intersection with Turkey and Iran
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Gaza
Definition
Gaza Strip, part of Palestine territories. Southwestern part of Israel, northern end of the strip.
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Elat
Definition
Israel, southern corner
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Ismailia
Definition
Egypt, north and slightly east of the Suez Gulf. Higher latitude than Cairo.
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Kirkuk
Definition
Northeastern Iraq, same latitude as little indent. East of Samarra and Mosul.
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Abu Dhabi
Definition
Capital of United Arab Emirates, on northern coast, but southwest of Dubai
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Damascus
Definition
Capital of Syria, southwest, not quite in the corner. Same latitude as Baghdad
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Qom
Definition
Northern Iran, west of center. 1/4 from north, 1/3 from west. Northwest of Esfahan
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Bandar Abbas
Definition
Iran, southern coast, right at the Straits of Hormuz
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Black Sea
Definition
North of Turkey
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Straits of Hormuz
Definition
Between Iran and UAE
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Golan Heights
Definition
Syria/Israel Border
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Adana
Definition
Turkey, southern coast, central. East of Mersin
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Doha
Definition
Capital of Qatar, eastern coast, north of central
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Tel Aviv
Definition
Israel, western coast, northern - even with the top of the West Bank
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Fallujah
Definition
Central Iraq, just west of Baghdad, northwest of Karbala and southwest of Samarra
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Muscat
Definition
Capital of Oman, northeastern corner
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Hebron
Definition
West Bank, southern and central, even with Gaza city on opposite side
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Aswan
Definition
Southeastern Egypt, 1/4 from southern border and slightly east of Gulf of Suez
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Mersin
Definition
Southern coast of Turkey, central, west of Adana
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Sanaa
Definition
Capital of Yemen, central height, western side, just west of Aden
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Samarra
Definition
Northern Iraq, just west of center. Directly north of Baghdad, southwest of Kirkuk
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Gallipoli Peninsula
Definition
Eastern Turkey, peninsula other side of the Dardanelles from the mainland
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