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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.
2,574 Questions
What are the 3 major rivers in north Africa and southwest Asia?
The Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates river.
How far Ras al-Khaimah to Oman?
From Dubai International Airport to Ras Al Khaimah, the distance is about 100 kms. It is a short drive and takes between 45 mins. to 1 hour max.
Which country borders the Sinai peninsula to the northeast?
Israel has a border on the east, northeast and the Gaza Strip borders the northeast corner of the Sinai peninsula.
The Arabian Peninsula, which includes Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates, is in extreme southwest Asia, separated from Africa by the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
What is the role of women in the Middle East?
Women are actually very important in the Middle East. They have the same jobs as the men, do the same things as the men, and go to the same places as men. The Middle-Eastern Christians are much more independent than the Middle-Eastern Muslims.
What type of democracy is the middle east?
Answer 1
Israel, Turkey, and Cyprus have governments where all citizens over a certain age can vote for political parties that occupy seats in a Parliament and create a ruling coalition. This coalition appoints the Prime Minister and takes over the affairs of governance between the fair and non-fraudulent elections. If current Tunisia (in North Africa, but not the Middle East proper) continues to behave the way it did in the previous election by the time the next election comes, it too will become a Parliamentary Democracy.
Answer 2
Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East. Turkey is relatively close to being a democracy, but there are some aspects of liberal society that are missing.
Answer 3
Officially speaking, Egypt, Israel, Iran, right to the eastern edge of the middle east, Pakistan and Afghanistan. However for all intents and purposes the Israeli cliche is largely right; most countries are so corrupt, Israel is the near east's "only democracy" but even that cliche may in fact be wrong. As the saying goes "where there's smoke there's fire," the internet, and even obscure but reputable academic works, are all abuzz with rumors that Israel is in fact a fascist state, with a socialist economy favoring a few powerful elite, passing itself off as a democracy, when it in fact isn't.
I will not say, that is a fact, I will only parrot the now cliche'd saying "where there's smoke there's fire
Commentary on Answer 3
Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are NOT democracies. They are either run by a royal family or a have a tribal leader in charge. The censorship is so bad in Egypt that magazines/newspapers are gone through to make sure there is not any content against the religion of the region. The Iranian election in 2009 shows it is not a democracy and is run by a group of powerful priests. If Afghanistan is a democracy why are we going to send 40,000+ men into it? There is no government there and Pakistan has a puppet government that is controlled by the military.
Which middle east countries has lots of oil?
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE are all Persian Gulf countries with massive oil wealth.
Is the Middle East part of Asia?
The Middle East is a subregion of Asia. I assume by Asian you mean East Asia.
India is not a part of the Middle East or East Asia. It's in its own subregion: South Asia. It can be also referred to as the Indian subcontinent but can be offensive to Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nepalese, Sri Lankans, and Bhutanese people because you would be using the name of a country (India) to refer to a region that is more than just India. For this reason you should use the term South Asia instead of Indian Subcontinent.
What do the humans use from the tropical rainforest?
how they use trees to make uses for us and problem is that they are endangered species
Is America and primary interest in the Middle East and in the and ldquoArab Spring and?
political stability
That position is just southwest of the city of Dayr az-Zawr, Syria.
What state is in the Middle East?
There really isn't a region in the United States that is considered the "mideast". If one was to say the mideastern United States they could be referring to the central states on the east coast such as Maryland and Virginia.
Why is Judaism founded in Israel and not in most other Middle east countries?
A religion can only be founded in one place. Judaism was not an expansionist religion seeking converts. It stayed in a very small enclave until it was brought to other regions through deportations and forced exoduses.
If you meant to ask "Why is Judaism found in Israel and not in most other Middle East countries?" see the Related Question below.
What were religions in the Middle East like before the idea of monotheism became popular?
Prior to monotheism, most religions were based on worshipping many gods.
What made the middle east such a significant area of cultural diffusion?
many of the countries in the area sit atop valuable oil resources.
A far more reasonable answer was that numerous civilizations developed in the Middle East (like Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Ancient Israel, Aramea and the various Mesopotamian civilizations) and many civilizations developed near the Middle East, like the Anatolian civilizations, the Greek civilizations, Rome, Persia, and Armenia. This area with so many cultures and important trade routes made it an area of significant cultural diffusion.
What is considered the dirtiest part of the body in middle east?
Most Arabs would consider the sole of the foot to be the dirtiest part of the body (aside from genitalia).
What are the four ethnic groups of the middle east?
Arabs, Armenians, Kurds, Persians, Jews, and Turks are the ethnic groups that live in the Middle East.
Which is not a border of the Middle East?
In order to ask a multiple choice question, you must include the choices. The Gulf of Mexico is not a border of the Middle East, for example.
What formal factor that connects Egypt to Africa to Europe and to southwest Asia?
The Atlantic Ocean is a formal factor that connects Egypt to Africa to Europe and to the southwest Asia.
What is the difference between the persians arabs and kurds?
Kurds, Arabs, and Persians are ethnic groups that are primarily focused in the Middle East.
Kurds are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims, but there are minorities of Shiite Kurds (especially in Iran), Alevi Kurds, Yezidi Kurds, Yarsan Kurds, and other religious minorities. There are some Jewish Kurds who predominantly live in Israel.
Arabs are predominantly Sunni Muslims, but there are large minorities of Shiite Muslim Arabs, especially in Iraq, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. There are also Ibadi Muslim Arabs, Alawite Arabs, numerous Christian Arabs, Druze Arabs, Baha'i Arabs, and other minority religions.
Persians are overwhelmingly Shiite Muslims, but there are minorities of Sunni Persians, Jewish Persians, and several other minority religions.
What are two stateless people in southwest Asia?
The likely answer you are looking for is KURDS and PALESTINIANS, but there are numerous other stateless peoples in the Middle East like the Assyrians, Laz, Circassians, Druze, Shabakis, Marsh Arabs, and Turkmen/Turcoman.
