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Middle East A-Z #5

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the Middle East.
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Last updated: May 22, 2019
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A
Peninsula where you would find the eastern half of Istanbul
Anatolia
B
Oldest city in "L"
Byblos
C
Religion founded by Paul, writing in "T"
Christianity
D
Great king of the Achaemenid Empire
Darius
E
Planet where you would find the Middle East
Earth
F
Popular name amongst Arab kings
Faisal
G
Oldest city in "T"
Gaziantep
H
The Islamic calendar; Arabic for "migration"
Hijra
I
Legendary progenitor of all Arabs
Ishmael
J
Ancient port city of Israel
Jaffa
K
Israeli agricultural collective
kibbutz
L
Country where you would find the ancient city of Tyre
Lebanon
M
Term for a person who follows Islam
Mohametan
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N
Another name for "A", to differentiate from the Far East
Near East
O
You may find a town in the desert near one of these
oasis
P
Ancient kingdom ruled by "D"
Persia
Q
Arabic name for Jerusalem
Al Quds
R
Month of fasting observed by "M"
Ramadan
S
The largest sect of Islam
Sunni
T
Country located mostly on "A"
Turkey
U
Caliph who conquered Jerusalem and "P"
Umar bin Khattab
V
Roman engineer who wrote on the Battle of "Z" (also in the LEGO movie)
Vitruvius
W
Cousin of Muhammad's wife Khadija
Waraqa
X
Greek historian/philosopher who joined a failed campaign to conquer "P"
Xenophon
Y
Holiday on which an Arab/Israeli war began in 1973
Yom Kippur
Z
Where Julius Caesar fought Pharnaces II of Pontus, in "T"
Zela
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Level 82
May 29, 2018
21% didn't get "Earth?"
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Level 82
Jun 1, 2018
And nobody saw the Lego movie?
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Level 88
Dec 18, 2018
I saw the Lego movie but I don't remember that character.
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Level 82
Dec 18, 2018
Vitruvius? The blind guy voiced by Morgan Freeman?
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Level 79
May 22, 2019
What about 'Asia Minor' for A?
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Level 82
May 22, 2019
okay
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Level 79
Jun 7, 2019
Thanks