Why is the middle east considered a valuable location?

Answer 1

Historically, the Middle East was central to the land and trade connections between Europe and the Far East. Currently, with the Suez Canal, large freighters, and planes, this is land-bridge is not necessary. It has become important again because the vast petroleum reserves that surround the Persian Gulf.

Answer 2

The Middle East is important to the world because it is at the intersection of three continents and is a place of exchange of goods and ideas. It is the birthplace of the Abrahamic religions.

Answer 3

It's not really that important, except in the sense that there will have to be peace in the Middle East in order for there to be world peace in a purely axiomatic sense.

Answer 4

because The city of Jerusalem is known in Arabic as Al-Quds or Baitul-Maqdis ("The Noble, Sacred Place").

Answer 5

The desert is not itself that important; it is the petroleum underneath it that commands an incredible value.

Answer 6

oil

Answer 7

oil