Middle East Midterm

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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


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