Capital of Saudi Arabia?: Riyadh
Capital of Iraq?: Baghdad
Capital of Iran?: Tehran
Capital of Jordan?: Amman
Capital of Lebanon?: Beirut
Capital of Syria?: Damascus
Capital of Yemen?: Sana'a
Capital of Oman?: Muscat
Capital of Kuwait?: Kuwait City
Capital of Qatar?: Doha
Capital of Bahrain?: Manama
Capital of the United Arab Emirates?: Abu Dhabi
Capital of Turkey?: Ankara
Capital of Kazakhstan?: Astana
Capital of Uzbekistan?: Tashkent
Capital of Turkmenistan?: Ashgabat
Capital of Kyrgyzstan?: Bishkek
Capital of Tajikistan?: Dushanbe
Capital of Afghanistan?: Kabul
Which two rivers flow through ancient Mesopotamia?: The Tigris and the Euphrates
Which sea is the saltiest place on land and the lowest?: The Dead Sea
Which gulf lies between Iran and Saudi Arabia?: The Persian Gulf
Which narrow waterway leads out of the Persian Gulf?: The Strait of Hormuz
Which peninsula holds Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman?: The Arabian Peninsula
Which large empty sand desert is in southern Arabia?: Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter)
Which sea lies between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula?: The Red Sea
Which canal joins the Red Sea to the Mediterranean?: The Suez Canal
Which strait divides Istanbul between Europe and Asia?: The Bosporus
Which sea is the largest inland body of water, lying east of the Caucasus?: The Caspian Sea
Which sea in Central Asia has mostly dried up?: The Aral Sea
Which mountain range lies between the Caspian and the Black Sea?: The Caucasus
Which mountains form the southern edge of Central Asia?: The Pamir and Hindu Kush
Which long trading route linked China and the Mediterranean?: The Silk Road
Which Central Asian city was a famous Silk Road stop with beautiful tiled buildings?: Samarkand, in Uzbekistan
Which is the largest country in Central Asia?: Kazakhstan
Which ancient city carved in rock is in Jordan?: Petra
Which tall tower is in Dubai?: The Burj Khalifa
Which waterway joins the Black Sea and the Aegean via Istanbul?: The Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles
What is the main language of Iran?: Persian (Farsi)
What is the main language of Türkiye?: Turkish

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