Middle Eastern Geography By Letter - K

Country that was invaded by Saddam

Ethnic group with their homeland spanning across Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran

Major Iraqi city that is under dispute between those people and the Iraqi government

The famous spit-roasted meat of the Middle East

Name of the Israeli legislature

Small cube-shaped building in Mecca that is Islam's holiest location

Series of roads and bridges that connects Saudi Arabia to Bahrain

Turkish city that is home to the resting place for the Persian-speaking poet Rumi; was called "Iconium" in the antiquity

Term for an Israeli collective

One of those collectivities where Hamas massacred 52 people in 2023

80% of Iran's oil reserves are located in this province where most Iranian Arabs call home

Iraqi city holy to the Shia Muslims

Former northeastern Iranian province that was divided into 3 new ones in 2004

Stadium in Qatar that hosted the third place play-off in 2022 FIFA World Cup (not named after Dubai's famous "Burj", but a Qatari emir)

Major city in the southern portion of the Gaza Strip

Largest province in Iran or the city where a terrorist bombing killed 96 people in 2024

Term for a food that is okay for the Jews to eat

Turkish city near Georgia or a 2006 Pixar movie, only starting with K