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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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How many states does Oman have?
Oman is divided administratively into four governorates, MUSCAT, DHOFAR, MUSANDAM and AL BURAIMI and five regions, AL BATINAH, ADH DHAHIRAH, AD DAKHLIYAH, ASH SHARQIYAH and AL WUSTA.
These governorates and regions consist of' Wilayats (~ Towns) amounting to 61 in total.
What percent of the world's oil reserves are found in the middle east?
In 2007, about 23% of U.S. "imported" oil came from the Middle East. This percentage includes the following countries: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia makes us 17% of that 23%. This is according to the U.S. Department of Economics.
Why is the Middle East known as the crossroads of civilization?
Possible reasons include the fact that two of the world's major religions arose here (Christianity and Islam). The 'Western World' (europe) and 'Eastern World' (Eastern Asia) also crossed the middle east for trade (silk road) or exploration (marco polo). Many different cultures have also been introduced here mostly from war, including Roman, Greek, Mongolian, and latter Brittish, French, and American. Its location (its mid-way between Europe, Africa, and Asia) could also play a role.
What do people in the middle east eat?
Answer 1
Kabob, rice (lots of it)...saffron is used quite often in the rice, which makes the rice yellowish.
Most of the dishes consist of chicken or beef, and some vegetables.
Answer 2
Middle Easterners eat a wide variety of foods. The most common grains are rice and bread. They eat a disparate number of vegetables like carrots, parsnips, zucchinis, and similar. As concerns meat, they primarily eat chicken and lamb, although they occasionally eat beef.
Turkish: There are many different kinds of foods such as: lamb chops, Turkish kebabs, yayla çorba (plataue soup), köfte (turkish meatballs), döner (slices of meat in a sandwich), pilav (rice), shish (grilled meat or chicken), and many many more.
In terms of specific dishes there are Zeytinyagli Biber Dolma (Stuffed Green Peppers In Olive Oil), Laz Boregi, Izgara Bulgurlu Kofte (Grilled Kofte With Chiles), Tomato and Onion Salad (Soganli Domates Salatasi), Rice Custard (Sutlac), Potato Balls - Patates Koftesi, Kirmizi Mercimek Koftesi (Red Lentil Burgers), Stuffed Eggplants (Patlican Dolmasi), Hamsili Pilav (Anchovy Rice),and Coban Salatasi (Shepherd's Salad).
Israeli: Israelis eat a lot of felafel and hummus, pita, baba ghanoush, taboule, etc. Israeli salads are also quite popular. Since Israel has a huge emigrant population from Eastern Europe, there are a number of Eastern European dishes, like chicken shnitzel that are also relatively common.
Arabs: Arabs use wheat breads, couscous, barley, and rice as starch bases. Fruits, beans, and nuts (like dates, apricots, apples, olives, chickpeas, lentils, pistachios, almonds, walnuts etc.) figure prominently in Arab cuisine are often used to sweeten and flavor the various starches. Since meat and seafood became more common, Arabs tend to eat lamb, chicken, numerous varieties of fishes and shellfish.
Probably the most base food of the Arab World would be bread, but almost no Arab eats bread exclusively.
The most common food in Egypt is "Ful" (Ùول) which is crushed fava beans. It has a similar appearance to humus, a similar consistency to mortar, and is eaten with bread or rice. Egyptians also eat a variety of kebabs, typical Levantine humus, pita, and baba ghanouj, moussaka, pastilla, dolma, tahina salad, shwarma, and seafood along the Mediterranean coast.
Iran: Persians eat much of the same food, especially when it comes to the aperitifs and the kebabs, but they also have unique dishes. There is the famous Fesenjun, which has chicken or meatballs placed in a pomegranate and walnut sauce. There is also Ghormeh Sabzi, which has chicken marinated in an herb stew. Fish is also quite common along the coasts in Iran.
What country is located at 40 degrees north latitude and 35 degrees east longitude?
Eastern Angola has a latitude of 10 degrees south and a longitude of 20 degrees east. This is an area that is approximately 250 miles from east-southeast Melanje. It lies 465 miles to the southeast of Luanda.
What is the major export of the middle east?
Their main exports are petroleum, cotton, farm produce, cotton clothing, and aluminum products. Egypt's main trading partners have been the U.S., Italy, France, Greece, Germany, Great Britain and Japan.
What are the water problems in the middle east?
There are serious problems and challenges facing the Arab world today. They require immediate attention:
1. Global weather change and its impact on the Middle East and North African regions, such as the decreasing rainfall and the problem of desertification.
2. Insufficient food production in all Arab states. They all rely on food import to meet their basic needs.
3. Shortage of fresh water which caused the Middle East to be among the driest regions in the world. More than 2/3 of Arab countries are classified as water poverty stricken.
Is Iran a Middle Eastern country?
Iran does not define itself as an ethnic nation-state, so it is not empirically Arab or Persian. It has a Persian majority (60% of Iranians are Persians), but it also has an Arab minority (2% of Iranians are Arabs), especially in the southwest province of Khuzestan.
What are the different religions in middle east?
The Middle East is the birthplace of all three Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Along with other religions such as Bahá'í, Druze, Yazidi, and Zoroastrianism.
Which city in the United States does Amman share its previous name?
Amman, the capital city of Jordan has other ancient names. One of them is Philadelphia.
Why is oil so important to Middle Eastern countries?
Oil is important to Israel as it important to any other country.
But Israel is a pioneer in green and alternative oil replacement.
Which bodies of water surround Southwest Asia?
Europe & Africa (a small joint of land where the Suez canal is) border Asia. Bodies of water include the Black sea, the Mediterranean, the Red sea, the Arabian sea & the Persian gulf; the Indian Ocean; the Pacific Ocean, the South China sea, the Yellow sea; the sea of Japan; The Bering straits & the Arctic ocean.
strong influence of islam on the region.
Which country is farthest north in the North Africa Southwest Asia and Central Asia region?
Egypt. Egypt is the country which is the farthest east in North Africa.
What countries border the libyan desert?
The Libyan Desert passes through eastern Libya, southwestern Egypt, and northwestern Sudan. The Libyan Desert is the northeastern portion of the Sahara. In Egypt it is called the Western Desert.
What is the main reason we group North Africa and Southwest Asia together as a region?
The Middle East and North Africa share many cultural and historical similarities. They were often part of the same major empires and are currently almost all Muslim-majority states. Conversely, the culture and history of North Africa contrasts quite strongly with the culture and history of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pakistani prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia is 71 years old (birthdate: August 15, 1945).
Why do some French people look Middle Eastern?
There are two reasons for this. Firstly between 4 and 8 percent of French citizens are of partial or complete Maghrebi Origin (they have an ancestor from Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia). Secondly, French from the south of France, such as the Niçois or the Marseillais have a Mediterranean appearance (similar to North Italians and Catalans) and dissimilar to Germans and Parisians). This Mediterranean appearance has many of the swarthier tones associated with Middle Easterners.
What resource is most abundant in Sothwest Asia and North Africa?
Generally speaking, petroleum and natural gas are the most abundant resources in the MENA region, but it depends on the country in question.
Where can you find a good map of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
if you want to see the maps of Africa, i prefer you to use google earth software, as it is very good and gives you the desired and real photographed maps of the whole world, to get the software go to google's website at http://earth.google.com/ and download the google earth software.
World hunger is a term that basically means the quotient of hunger over the world. So world hunger exists all over the world...
HUNGER, however, does exist everywhere, but mainly in less developed countries. And, also some countries include, Africa, Haiti, and most countries i say in Africa because their aren't a developed country and are struggling with other political reasons such as education and poverty.
What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
The countries that comprise the Maghreb include Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Mauritania. These are what is considered the Maghreb region in modern times. Historically the area has seen many countries come and go.
The Arab Spring started in Tunisa in December 17th, 2010 in a town called Sidi Bou Zid when a young man names Mohammed Buazizi set himself on fire because he couldn`t afford to pay a bribe imposed by the police.
