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Why is Istanbul a major trading center?
Damascus was founded more than 4,000 years ago as a _________________.
What Southwest Asian country has land in both Europe and Asia?
Under Kemal Ataturk, what did Turkey become?
What nationality do Turkey’s people consider themselves to be?  (i.e. American and Asian, European and American)
From 1975 until 1991, what Arab country had an ongoing civil war?
What were the two previous names of Istanbul?
What did Israel gain from the wars of 1948 - 1974?
What is the saltiest and lowest body of water in the world?
What was the Law of Return and what did it do?
What is the most industrialized country in Southwest Asia?
What city is located on the eastern bank of the Jordan River?
What is OPEC and what is their main purpose?
Where is the Gulf of Aden located?
Where are the Elburz Mountains located?
Where are the Zagros Mountains located?
Which Middle Eastern country has the largest oil reserves?
What city in Southwest Asia is visited by millions of Muslims each year?
What is the largest desert in Saudi Arabia?
Who preserved the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
What are Shiites and Sunnis?  What is the cause of their disagreements?
What country is the Hindu Kush and Khyber Pass found in?
What is Iraq’s second-largest group of people?
What is Iraq’s economy based on?
What is the capital of Iraq?