| Cities & Their Capitals | Water | Islam | Economy | Saudi Arabia |
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What is Riyadh ?
Capital City of Saudi Arabia
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What is the Persian Gulf ?
Lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest.
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What is a Mosque ?
Place of worship for Muslims
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What is Yemen ?
As of 1 August 2017 - the poorest country in the Middle East.
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What is an abaya ?
A full-length, outer garment worn by some Muslim women
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What is Baghdad ?
Capital City of Iraq
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What is the Dead Sea ?
Bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west.
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What is Ramadan ?
Holy month for Muslims
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What is Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Iran ?
Account for 66% of the regions wealth (2013).
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What is oil ?
The primary source of wealth in Saudi Arabia.
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What is Tehran ?
Capital City of Iran
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What is the Strait of Hormuz ?
The only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean
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What is a pilgrimage ?
A journey or search of moral or spiritual significance.
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What is Qatar ?
As of 1 August 2017 - richest economy in the Middle East.
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What is Saudi Aramco ?
Largest oil company in the world.
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What is Tbilisi ?
Capital City of Georgia
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What is the Red Sea ?
Its waters cross the Tropic of Cancer, and it is the northernmost tropical sea in the world.
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Who is an Imam ?
A worship leader of a mosque and Muslim community among Muslims.
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When and where was oil first discovered in the Middle East ?
Iran, 1908, near the city of Masjed Soleiman
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Who is Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ?
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (2018).
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What is Ankara ?
Capital City of Turkey
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What is the Tigris and Euphrates ?
The two defining rivers of Mesopotamia ("The Land between the Rivers")
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What are faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage ?
The five pillars of Islam.
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What is the largest oil field in the world ?
Saudi Arabia, Ghawar oil field since 1948
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What is Mecca ?
The birthplace of Muhammad, and the site of Muhammad's first revelation of the Quran.
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