Countries - Capitals - Leaders - Middle East

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Capital of Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh

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King of Saudi Arabia

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Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz

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Capital of Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh

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Saudi Arabia - 2 major cities

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Riyadh, Mecca

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Birthplace of Mohammed, holiest city in Islam

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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Israel's legislature

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Knesset

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President of Israel

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Shimon Peres

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Prime Minister of Israel

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Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel - capital

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Jeruslam [though not recognized by the UN]

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City in Israel where most countries have embassies

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Tel Aviv

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Capital of Israel

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Jerusalem, Israel [not recognized as the capital by the UN and many countries]

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Israel - ethnic groups

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75% Jews
20% Arabs
5% other

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Syria - capital

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Damascus

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President of Syria

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Bashar al Assad

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Prime Minister of Syria

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Waer Nader al-Halqi

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Syria - 2 major cities

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Damascus, Aleppo

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Capital city of Iraq

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Baghdad

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Prime Minister of Iraq

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Nouri al-Maliki

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Capital of Iran

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Tehran

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Supreme Leader of Iran

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Ali Khamenei

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President of Iran

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Capital of Kuwait

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Kuwait City

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Kuwait - ethnic groups

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33.9% Kuwaiti Arabs
45.9% Other Arabs
13.5% South/East Asian
1.9% Iranian
4.8% Europeans and Americans

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Capital of Qatar

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Doha

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Capital of Oman

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Muscat

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Capital of Yemen

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Sana'a

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Capital of Bahrain

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Manama

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A rocky plateau in the Anti-Lebanon mountains that overlooks southern Syria. The region attracts three million tourists a year and supplies Israel with one-third of its water.

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Golan Heights
[photo: Birkat Ram, or "Ram Pool," a crater lake near Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights, which is fed by underground springs. Photo by Bouki Boaz]

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What river does "West Bank" refer to?

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Jordan River

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Palestinian Territories - 4 major cities

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Ramallah, Hebron, Jericho, Gaza

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Capital of Lebanon

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Beirut

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Capital of United Arab Emirates

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Abu Dhabi

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United Arab Emirates - major cities

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Abu Dhabi
Dubai

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United Arab Emirates - ethnic groups

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16.6% Emirati (Citizens)
23% Other Arabs
42.3% South Asian: Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi, 12.1% Other Asian communities, including China, the Philippines, Thailand, Iran, South Korea and Afghanistan
6% Western expatriates, from Europe, Australia, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America (2009)

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Lake Ram, a crater lake in Golan Heights (a rocky plateau in the mountains that supplies most of Israel's water)