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Middle East
An area comprising the countries of southwest Asia and northeast Africa. In the 20th century, the region has been the continuing scene of political and economic turmoil.
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What factor has contributed most to the social and cultural identity of the Middle East?
It's oil and also the fact that everyone in the region is Muslim.
The Social and Cultural Identity of the Middle East and of North Africa are profoundly defined by the intersection of tribal culture, ethnic nationalism, and Islamist Politics. All three of these are critical factors and the relative value of each is solely in the eye of the beholder.
What countries are in the Arabian Peninsula?
Seven of those countries are in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
we are learning about this right now :)
ok, so, the arabians are people from Arabia, a southern portion of India, who loved telling stories, riding cammels, finding treasure, etc.
you might have heard the story of Aladin, it was a place of high climate and the arabians rode cammels and wore lots of clothes, so when they sweat it kept them cool.
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Arabians are the people that form middle eastern tribes. Truth be told there are no such people called arabians, each person who lives in Saudi Arabia actually says they are from whatever tribe they belong too. Saudi Arabians are actually a separate tribe upon themselves and due to their growing power that came from westerner influence, they were able to create the country of Saudi Arabia, literally naming the country after their tribe. This was a highly controversal situation for those who belonged to other tribes, yet the Saud tribe was considered the Royal Tribe so the claim went unchallenged due to their power in numbers and in name.
What the person above is describing is kind of a old out dated view of Arabs. Bedoins, nomadic desert dwellers, are also Arabs who have chosen to live off the land, herding goats and camels and living within tents. Due to westener influence Arabs are quite prosperous and live in cities not necessarily the desert, in fact Saudi Arabia is placed upon a plateau and the desert surrounds it.
What sea almost entirely surrounds the middle east?
The Caspian Sea.
The Middle East is not only bordered by the Caspian Sea, but the Mediterranean, Black, Red, Aegean and Arabian seas, and the Sea of Marmara.
What geographical feature most influenced the success of invaders and trade in the Middle East?
The location of water.
What did the Arabs introduce to Western Europe?
The Arabs passed on the scientific concepts of Greeks after corrections and additions to the Europeans.
Is sheikh majid al maktoum married?
Sheikh maktoum hasher maktoum jumaa al maktoum wanted to marry sheikh mohammed bin rashid's wife but he was rejected because of his alcohol and drug abuse.
How did the United Nations attempt to resolve the conflict between Jews and Arabs?
The U.N. has passed a number of resolutions concerning peace in the Middle East; notably among them, resolution 181, which partitioned the Holy Land in 1947. The U.N. has also sent peacekeeping forces to the Middle East, such as UNIFIL in Lebanon.
What are the three major religions of the middle east from oldest to youngest?
It is arrogant of us to identify "the" 3 major religions, Since there are many major religions, but the typical answer to this question in chronological order is:
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Is armenia in the middle east?
No, it is located in Eurasia. It's East of Turkey (Europe) and West of Azerbaijan (Asia). So it is right on the border.
What is a list of Middle Eastern countries?
The Middle East includes the countries of Egypt, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran.
The Greater Middle East is a build on the Middle East, including countries not necessarily geographically a part of the Middle East, but those that have been highly influenced by the Middle Eastern nations. These countries include all countries listed above in addition to Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Djibouti, and Somalia.
How does war in the middle east affects on its geography?
Since the Middle East is predominantly a desert, there have been many resuluts. These results include having spread out communities which did not help make it into an empire until later on in history. The Fertile Crescent is a exception to that spread out communities. The information did not travel fast, there was scarce water, and a bunch of other stuff the deret is accompanied with and they all made the people there speak and do different things. that affected their history by making it thrive at the same time as the indus valley, egypt, ancient greece, and the yellow river civilizations.
What is the middle eastern dress with long sleeves?
You are likely thinking of the white male garment called a "thowb" (ثوب) in some circles, a "jelaaba" (جلابة) in others, and a "dishdasha" (دشدشة) in still others.
What is the us presence and interest in south west Asia?
How did the US presence and interest in Southwest Asia, including in the Persian Gulf Conflict and Invasions of Afghanistan Iraq, do what?
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Why does the conflict in the Middle East continue today?
Answer 1
Both sides' arguments are based on faith and unprovables.
The simmering religious war has been going on for two thousand years, and will continue until people reject religion along with belief in the supernatural.
Answer 2
International focus groups and thinktanks have come up with solutions, but there are too many people who are too unwilling to compromise to implement them. Israelis are continuing to build settlements in the West Bank and Blockade Gaza, preventing the Palestinians from properly developing a State of their own. Palestinian organizations like Hamas refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish State. American benefactors support Israel without encouraging it to abandon the practice of the settlements. Arab Nations do not try to engage Israel openly and honestly and believe in holding the Palestinians in refugee camps while they continue to demand that Israel host all of the refugees, something which they know is a non-starter with Israel.
A number of things would have to take place before a long-standing peace (as opposed to a mere cessation of hostilities) could take place. There are other requisites, but there are the most important.
1) Mutual Recognition: Israel would need to recognize a completely independent and sovereign Palestinian Government that would fully control a certain amount of the former British Mandate of Palestine (most likely Gaza and the West Bank). Israel would also have to confer on this state the unambiguous nature of being correct and necessary for Israel. Conversely, Palestine would have to recognize the Right for Israel to Exist as a Jewish State occupying the remaining amount of the British Mandate of Palestine (most likely 1949-Israel). Both sides would have to recognize the historical and emotional value that the land also has to the other.
2) Regional/International Recognition: States that have adopted attitudes strongly favoring one side at the expense of the other, such as the Arab States would need to recognize the legitimacy of both Israel and Palestine.
3) Israeli Reparation Payments: Israel dispossessed many Palestinians of their property, either by malicious activities that took place during the Arab-Israeli Wars or by Ben-Gurion refusing to let Palestinians who left return after the 1948-9 War. Israel needs to pay the Palestinian government reparations for the land that was taken in this way.
4) Israeli Withdrawal from the Settlements: Israel must withdraw from the Settlements to provide Palestine with a viable infrastructure and complete sovereignty. The Settlers must return to Israeli territory. The buildings, however, should be left as partial payment of the above-mentioned reparations.
5) Palestinians Must Concede Right of Return: Recognizing the State of Israel as a Jewish State is meaningless if Palestinians en masse are allowed to Return to Israel. Therefore, Palestinians (and their backers) must abandon the notion that they can ever return to Israeli territory. Palestinians should leave the refugee camps and become proper citizens in this new country of Palestine.
6) Jerusalem Must Be Shared or Internationalized:Palestine and Israel both want Jerusalem and the only way to solve this is either divide the city East/West respectively and divide the Old City or Internationalize the City or some combination of Internationalization and division. Neither side will rest until it can assure its followers that its holy sites will be protected.
7) Liberal Thought: Just in general, people have to be willing to compromise and live with that compromise.
Is Pakistan in the middle east?
No Pakistan is not middle eastern it is in South Asia. just because it is mainly a Muslim country does not make it middle eastern. Bangladesh and Indonesia are Muslim countries too and they are NEVER said to be middle eastern. Just because Pakistan has problems with terrorist does not make it middle eastern either. Pakistan used to be part of the Indian empire so was Bangladesh and so how could Pakistan be middle eastern if it used to be part of the Indian empire? it has Indian races too not middle eastern so that makes it obvious Pakistan is NOT Middle Eastern.
Also, the Middle East is part of Asia. This is like asking "Is France a European country or a Nordic country". (Nordic means Northern European)
What resources led people to settle in Southwest Asia?
Three major Tectonic plates converge in Western Asia, the African, Eurasia, and Arabian plates. The boundaries between the tectonic plates make up the Azores-Gibraltar Ridge, extending across North Africa, the Red sea, and into Iran. The Arabian Plate is moving northward into the Anatolian plate (Turkey) at the East Anatolian plate, and the boundary between the Aegean and Anatolian plate in eastern Turkey is also seismically active.
What does houses in the middle east look like?
There aren't many houses in the middle east but I think they use clay as cement and straw for the roof.
What is the most dominate climate region in Southwest Asia?
I know that it is really hot. There a lot of dust storms and the temutres can get to 115% in the mornig lasting out threw the day, The the nights can get extremally cold.
Most people in the Middle East today practice which religion?
Most people in the Middle East today practice Islam.
How many countries are there at the Middle East?
Between 30 and 35 countries. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Jordan, Lebonan, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Krygastan, Tajikistan, Aphganistan, Azarbajan, Pakistan, Georgia, Kazahstan, Armenia, Tunsia, Sudan, Morocco, Mauritinia, Israel, Cyprus, Bahrain, Qatar, Eritrea, Ethiopea.
