Middle East Physical Features

Nile River

Lake Victoria to Mediterranean Sea

Taurus Mountains

South Turkey

Pontic Mountains

Northeast Turkey

Anatolian Plateau

Center Turkey

Iranian Plateau

Center Iran

Atlantic Ocean

left of Africa

Mediterranean Sea

left of Israel, above Africa, south of Italy

Strait of Hormuz

Persian Gulf (tip of UAE)

Persian Gulf

between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Arabian Peninsula

center Saudi Arabia

Rub al-Khali

desert, south Saudi Arabia

Suez Canal

connects Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea

between Saudi Arabia and Africa

Arabian Sea

diagonal from Saudi Arabia, hugs the coast

Indian Ocean

far right on the middle east map

Tigris River

begins in Turkey, goes through only Iraq, and ends in the Persian Gulf

Euphrates River

begins in Turkey, goes through Syria, connects with Tigris in Iraq

Mesopotamia

in between Tigris and Euphrates

Sinai Peninsula

Peninsula between Egypt and Israel

Syrian Desert

southeastern Syria

Fertile Crescent

Iraq, spills into Turkey, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon

Gulf of Aden

corner of Yemen

Gulf of Oman

tucked into the corner of Oman

Black Sea

directly north of Turkey

Caspian Sea

right of Black Sea, north of Iran

Zagros Mountains

western side of Iran

Elburz Mountains

right below Caspian Sea

Dead Sea

right below the West Bank (dotted line in Israel)

Atlas Mountains

hugging Algerian border of Morocco

Sahara

desert, northern Africa

Asia Minor

left part of Turkey

Strait of Gibraltar

dot in Morocco and Spain