Middle East: Landscapes & Location Quiz

Petra, Jordan is correct. A sandstone city is hidden among mountains in southern Jordan.

Wadi Rum, Jordan is correct. A protected valley lies near Jordan’s southern border.

Doha, Qatar is correct. The capital occupies a bay on Qatar’s small Gulf peninsula.

Muscat, Oman is correct. Rocky mountains press close to the Gulf of Oman shoreline.

Istanbul, Türkiye is correct. The Bosphorus separates its European and Asian shores.

Jerusalem is correct. The hill city sits in the Judean Mountains between Mediterranean and Dead Sea watersheds.

Dead Sea is correct. The shoreline forms Earth’s lowest exposed land area.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is correct. The metropolis rises on a plateau in the center of the Arabian Peninsula.

AlUla, Saudi Arabia is correct. A fertile valley cuts through the desert of northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Beirut, Lebanon is correct. The city faces the Mediterranean beneath the Mount Lebanon range.

Cappadocia, Türkiye is correct. Soft volcanic tuff has eroded into cones and canyons in central Anatolia.

Salalah, Oman is correct. The khareef monsoon turns surrounding hills green during summer.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is correct. The city stretches along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates is correct. The Gulf metropolis meets the Arabian Desert along a low coastal plain.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is correct. The city occupies islands beside mangroves on the Arabian Gulf.