GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

BAHRAIN

• Near the western shores of the Persian Gulf
• Oil was discovered in the 1930's
• served as a Western air base during the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and the Iraq War in 2003
• Government is a constitutional monarchy

CYPRUS

• Third largest island in the Mediterranean
• Has a Republic government
• President is Nikos Anastasiadis
• The highest peak is Mount Olympus at 6,406 ft

DEAD SEA

• It is the lowest elevation on land
• It is very easy to float on the Dead Sea
• It is about 8.6 times saltier than the ocean
• It constantly spits up asphalt

EUPHRATES RIVER

• One of the most important rivers in the world
• It is1,740 miles long
• Ar-Raqqah and Mayadin are two cities along it
• It's mouth is at Shatt al-Arab

JORDAN RIVER

• Source is in the Anti-Lebanon
• 156 miles long
• Israel borders it to the west, while Jordan lies to its east
• Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan takes its name from this river

TIGRIS RIVER

• Source is in Turkey
• Mouth is at Shatt al-Arab
• Diyarbakir is a city by it
• It is 1,150 miles long