Middle East Geography Challenge

Petra flourished as the Nabataean kingdom’s caravan-trade capital.

The Strait of Hormuz opens into the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea.

Muscat stretches along Oman’s Gulf of Oman coast.

Wadi Rum’s sandstone desert lies in southern Jordan.

Abu Dhabi is both an emirate and the UAE’s federal capital.

Its western shore borders Israel and the West Bank.

The Hajar Mountains form Oman’s dramatic northern spine.

Doha is Qatar’s capital on the Persian Gulf.

The canal connects the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.

Persepolis was a ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire in Iran.

Riyadh is Saudi Arabia’s capital in the central Najd region.

Bahrain is an archipelago and constitutional monarchy in the Persian Gulf.

They meet at Al-Qurnah in Iraq to form the Shatt al-Arab.

Beirut is Lebanon’s Mediterranean capital.

The UAE federation consists of seven emirates.