Middle East Midterm
Cyprus per capital GDP
$36,442
Oil prices
1964 - $3 a barrel 2019 - $50.34 a barrel
Bahrain
Arabic word for land of two oceans
Most common languages
Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Persian/Farsi, Berber, Kurdish.
Least populous countries
Bahrain - 1.3 mill Qatar - 2.1 mill Kuwait - 2.7 mill Oman - 3.2 mill Lebanon - 6.1 mill
Countries in the Middle East
Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen, occupied Palestinian territories
First place oil was found
Iran (Persia) 1908
Most populous countries
Iran - 81.8 mill Turkey - 79.4 mill Iraq - 37.0 mill Saudi Arabia - 27.7 mill Yemen - 26.7 mill
Mega cities
Istanbul, Turkey - 13.9 mill Tehran, Iran - 13.3 mill Baghdad, Iraq - 9.0 mill Riyadh, Saudi - 6.3 mill Ankara, Turkey Jiddah, Saudi Tel Aviv, Israel Mashhad, Iran Damascus, Syria
Straight of Hormuz
It is a narrow, strategically important waterway between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf.
Rainfall
Lebanon - 26in (most) Cyprus -23in Saudi Arabia -2.3in (least)
Bordering Bodies of Water
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, Black Sea, Indian Ocean.
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia, first modern urban culture the Sumerians. Farmland.
Fruits
Pomegranate, figs, olives
Spuces
Saffron, white black and red pepper, clove, nutmeg, sumac, baharat, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, cardamom
The Silk road
Trading routes stretching from China through Central Asia to the Middle East
Why is the Middle East essential?
Tricontinental hub of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Connects the three continents. Cradle of civilization, birthplace of three big monotheistic religions.
Women's rights
Turkey, Israel, Iran, Cyprus, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Syria
