Countries of the Middle East

Name the countries of the Middle East
According to the CIA.
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Country
Bahrain
Cyprus
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
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Level 24
Nov 1, 2012
cyprus belongs to the middle east?
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Level 70
Nov 3, 2012
No.
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Level 82
Jul 10, 2013
Depends on whom you ask, since "Middle East" is a pretty arbitrary designation. Traditionally I guess it centers around the Arabian peninsula, so the further you get away from Saudi Arabia the less likely a country is Middle Eastern. There are certain linguistic, cultural, religious and economic commonalities among the countries often grouped together under this umbrella, but you'll see one country excluded on one list and another included on another. Turkey or the Ottoman Empire was considered the "Near East" traditionally, the Middle East was the lands of the Arab bedouins and Persians beyond the borders of the Ottoman Empire, and the Far East was China and Japan. But here of course you see Turkey and many former Ottoman states grouped in with the "Middle East." Cyprus belongs in the Middle East about as much as Afghanistan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan or Pakistan do. None of them make the cut here.
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Level 35
Dec 12, 2013
uhm wow, you missed a lot...... ALL the stans, Georgia, Azerbaijan, etc.
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Level 52
Mar 8, 2015
They aren't in the Middle East.
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Level 43
Aug 25, 2016
This countries are in Central Asia
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Level 61
Aug 5, 2014
Over 130 UN members recognize the State of Palestine as a nation.
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Level 52
Mar 8, 2015
2:05 remaining and all done :P
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Level 56
Jul 15, 2016
A map would be amazing
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Level 75
Feb 21, 2019
5,000th play!
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Level 78
Oct 6, 2020
Easy for jetpunkers, even with the inclusion of Cyprus.