Geographical Facts About the Middle East

GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST:

Middle East is one of the smallest regions in the world and has an area of 2,780,000 square miles and a population of 366 million as of the year 2004 (www.ce.byu.edu). The countries of this region lie towards the South-West of Asia and towards the North-Eastern part of Africa. The Middle East consists of:

1. Asian part of Turkey

2. Syria

3. Lebanon

4. Israel

5. Jordan

6. Iraq

7. Iran

8. Saudi Arabia

9. Yemen

10. Oman

11. Qatar

12. Bahrain

13. Kuwait

14. United Arab Emirates

15. Egypt (www.infoplease.com).

There are six main language groups in the Middle East:

1. Persian

2. Arabic

3. Hebrew

4. Assyrian

5. Kurdish

6. Turkish

Middle East is the birthplace and the pioneer for Judaism, Christianity and Islam (www.en.wikipedia.org).

TOURISM AND MIDDLE EAST:

According to the World Tourism Organization in 2002, Middle East had a remarkable 16.7% increase in its overall tourist