MIDDLE EAST GEOGRAPHY

DEAD SEA

• Worlds saltiest Sea
• Nine times saltier than any Ocean
• Shores: the lowest place on Earth not under water
• It's a landlocked Sea

HINDU KUSH MOUNTAINS

• Irrigated valleys are heavily populated
• Osama Bin Laden had a hideout in the mountains
• Elevation is averaged at 25,230 feet
• Permanently snow capped mountains

ANATOLIA

• It is classified as a peninsula and a plateau
• Mainly located in the Republic of Turkey
• Approximately 755,000 square kilometers
• It is also well known as Asia Minor

RUB AL-KHALI

• It is also known as the Empty Quarter
• Approximately the size of Texas
• Has sand dunes that can reach 800 feet high
• Temperature on the surface of the dunes can reach 150'F

EUPHRATES RIVER

• Longest River in Western Asia
• With the Tigris River they make the Fertile Crescent
• Empties into the Persian Gulf
• Flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq mainly

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

• Covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km squared
• Has an average depth of about 4,900 feet
• Several ancient civilizations were located on its shores
• Very vital for shipping and trading goods