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| One of the 2 main branches of Islam |
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| One of the 2 main branches of Islam |
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| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; they influence oil prices by controlling supply |
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| Minority group in Turkey and neighboring countires |
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| A country goverened by religious laws |
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| Muslim temple or place of public worship |
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| The 9th month of the Muslim calender |
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| Ground coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising ground water |
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| Removing of salt from ocean water |
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| Petroleum as it comes from the ground; before refining |
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| Where crude oil is turned to gas (automobile) and such |
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| Religious faith of Muslims |
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| The Monotheistic religion of the Jews |
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| Pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim takes once or more per lifetime |
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| Movement that called for Jews to set up their own country or homeland in Palestine |
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| Small building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca, containing sacred black stones |
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| A Muslim fundamentalist group in Afghanistan |
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| Palestine Liberation Organization |
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| Organization for several Arab groups dedicated to recovery of Palestine from the state of Israel and return of refugees |
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| Rivers that begin in humid regions and flow across dry areas |
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| Place where a spring bubbles to the surface in desert areas and plants grow |
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| Line of hereditary rulers |
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| Nomadic herders in southwest Asia (wanders with the herd) |
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| Religious leaders of the highest authority among Shia Muslims |
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| Mineral used to process wool and make fertilizers, glass, and soft soaps |
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| Light metal that is valuable in certain industries, such as aero space |
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| Murder of 6,000,000 Jews during WWII |
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| Ottoman rulers (Turkey area) |
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| Territories temporarily placed under another countries control |
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| Open - air markets in the Arab world |
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