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WHAT'S INSIDE: MIDDLE EAST

The Middle East encompasses nearly 20 countries. A geopolitical hotspot for several decades, the region sees much military activity in its deserts and lowland plains.
  • Afghanistan
  • Bahrain
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
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  • Oman
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  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
  • Physical Features
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is the size of Texas and is extremely rugged, with the Hindu Kush mountains running from the northeast to southwest corner of the country.

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    • Geography of Herat
    • Geography of Kandahar
    • Geography of Kabul
    • Afghanistan
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    Bahrain

    Bahrain is an archipelago of three islands situated off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Gulf of Bahrain. Bahrain is a strategic transit point for oil tankers to reach the open ocean.

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    • Geography of Bahrain
    • Geography of Manama
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    Cyprus

    Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, just south of Turkey. The geography of Cyprus is dominated by the Troodos Mountains which include the famed Mount Olympus.

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    • Geography of Cyprus
    • Geography of Nicosia
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    Egypt

    Egypt's features like the Nile River, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and its capital city of Cairo are steeped in history. Egypt has the largest population of all the Arab countries.

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    • Asyut
    • Geography of Cairo
    • Geography of Egypt
    • Geography of Suez
    • Geography of Port Said
    • Geography of Giza
    • Geography of Tanta
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    Iran

    Iran is flanked by Iraq and Afghanistan on the west and east, respectively. The center of the country is largely desert with rugged mountain ranges on its borders.

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    • Geography of Bakhtaran
    • Geography of Iran
    • Geography of Tabriz
    • Geography of Mashhad
    • Geography of Tehran
    • Geography of Shiraz
    • Geography of Abadan
    • Geography of Isfahan
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    Iraq

    Iraq borders Iran to the east and Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Turkey on the west. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers both run through the center of the country.

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    • Geography of Basra
    • Geography of Kish
    • Geography of Baghdad
    • Geography of Kurdistan
    • Geography of Mosul
    • Geography of Iraq
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    Israel

    Israel is a small country with a complex geopolitical history. Situated on the Mediterranean Sea, its deserts border Egypt and Jordan.

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    • Geography of Jerusalem
    • Geography of Israel
    • Geography of Tel Aviv
    • Geography of Jaffa
    • Geography of Acre-Israel
    • Geography of Haifa
    • Geography of Capernaum
    • Geography of Nazareth
    • Geography of Beersheba
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    Jordan

    Mostly desert plateaus, Jordan varies only slightly across the country. Along with Israel, Jordan shares one of the lowest points in the Dead Sea (more than 1,200 ft below sea level).

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    • Geography of Amman
    • Jordan
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    Kuwait

    Kuwait is a small country wedged in between Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait's rich oil reserves rest underneath a massive desert plain.

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    • Geography of Kuwait
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    Lebanon

    Lebanon's terrain varies from coastal plains alongside the Mediterranean Sea to 12,000 foot mountain peaks that receive heavy winter snowfalls.

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    • Geography of the Levant Region
    • Geography of Tripoli
    • Geography of Baalbek
    • Geography of Lebanon
    • Geography of Beirut
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    Oman

    Oman is a small country in the Middle East that is about the size of Kansas. It juts out into the Arabian Sea and has a desert plain in the center of the country with mountain ranges in the north and south.

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    • Geography of Muscat
    • Geography of Oman
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    Pakistan

    Pakistan shares borders with Iran and China. Pakistan's terrain is largely plateaus and plains in the east and west, but it's also home to the second-highest peak on E

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