MIDDLE EAST PHYSICAL FEAUTRES.

ZAGROS MOUNTAINS

• Highest peaks rise up to 3600m.
• Composed of limestone & shale.
• Large reserves of petroleum found in foothills.
• In mostly Iran.

AN-NAFUD DESERT.

• Covering 64000 square km
• Reddish color of sand.
• Elevation 900m
• Immense sand dunes.

CYPRUS

• 3rd largest island in the Mediterranean
• Very mild winters on the coast
• 240km long
• Neighbors Syria and Lebanon.

BLACK SEA

• Southeastern Europe.
• East west trade elliptical depression
• Dardanelles connects it to the Aegean Sea.
• Max Depth 7250 ft.

TARUS MOUNTIANS

• Limestone
• 2 ski resorts
• waterfalls
• 98m high railway bridge

DEAD SEA

• Lowest depression on earth
• 9x saltier than the ocean
• Jordan sea is the only flow source