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Middle East Terms
Match the following terms to the correct definition:
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| Wadi | a sharp gully or riverbed |
| erg | great expanse of sand dunes |
| Oasis | a source of water in the desert |
| Mosque | a place of worship |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| Hajj | a religious journey |
| Farsi | language of the Iranians |
| Chador | black cloak worn by Iranian women |
| Muslims | followers of Islam |
| knesset | Israeli parliment |
| Dead Sea | lowest place on earth |
| anarchy | lawlessness |
| Allah | Muslim word for God |
| water | most precious resource in the Middle East |
| oil | most valuable resourse in the Middle East |
| Yasser Arafat | leader of the PLO |
| Ariel Sharon | prime minister of Israel |
| Saddam Hussein | president of Iraq |
| King Abdullah | leader of Jordan |
| Holocaust | killing of the Jews |
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