RIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN ASIA

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GAZA STRIP

• Area of 146 square miles
• Bordered by Egypt on the south
• Mediterranean sea on the west
• Israel on the north and east
• Dispute over territory between Israel and surronding nations

RED SEA

RED SEA

• An arm of the Indian ocean
• Between Africa and Asia
• Linked to Mediterranean sea by the Suez canal

ARABIAN SEA

ARABIAN SEA

• Bordered by India to the east
• Pakistain and Iran to the north
• And Arabian pennisula to the west
• Trade route between India and Europe

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

• Narrow waterway between gulf of oman and persian gulf
• Important shipping channel of the worlds oil supply

PERSIAN GULF

PERSIAN GULF

• Shallow arm of Arabian sea
• Holds some of most important oil fields
• Western countries call it Persian Gulf
• Arab countries call it the Arabian gulf

JORDAN RIVER

SUEZ CANAL

SUEZ CANAL

• Connects the mediterranean sea to the red sea
• Called "crossroads of Europe,Africa,and Asia
• Allows trade between Europe, Africa, and Asia

JORDAN RIVER

• Originating in the mountains of Israel,Lebanon,and Syria
• Flows into the Dead Sea
• Key water source for Israel,Lebanon, and Syria
• Only 2ft wide in some areas
• Only 17ft deep at its deepest point

EYPHRATES RIVER

EUPHRATES RIVER

• The longest and most historically important rivers of western asia
• Originating in Turkey
• Flows through Syria and Iraq
• Joins the tigris and empties into Persian gulf

TIGRIS RIVER

TIGRIS RIVER

• Eastern member of two great rivers that define Mesopotamia
• Flows south from mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq