King of Saudi Arabia (1953-64).

Egyptian doctor, author and feminist.

Jewish weekly holy day of rest, starting on Friday afternoon, lasting until Saturday afternoon.

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981.

City in Morocco with 360,000 inhabitants.

The world's largest desert, covering large parts of North Africa.

People in western Sahara with a population between 500,000 and 1 million.

American-Palestinian professor, social and literature scientist.

First Ayyubid sultan, and famous for having recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.

Ritual prayer or divine service in Islam.

City in Morocco with 400,000 inhabitants.

Religious group, representing their own religion. Between 550 and 600 adherents.

Capital of Yemen with 1.65 million inhabitants.

Funerary area in Egypt, 40 km south of Cairo and Giza.

Country in the Middle East, located south of Iraq, and north of Yemen.

Fast in Islam, lasting one month, during the whole of the month of Ramadan.

Larva that strikes hard on the population in countries like Egypt and Sudan.

City of Libya with 15,000 inhabitants.

Language group that includes the languages Arabic, Hebrew in the Middle East region.

Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1962- 1928 BCE, being the 2nd of the 12th dynasty.

Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1878 to 1843 BCE, being the 5th ruler of the 12th dynasty.

Egyptian Pharaoh, ruling from 1314 to 1304 BCE, during the 19th dynasty.

City in Tunisia with 340,000 inhabitants.

The creed of Islam, and one of the religion's five pillars.

The law system inspired by the Koran, the Sunna, older Arabic law systems.

Egyptian film actor with world-wide success.

Touristic town in Egypt with 4,000 inhabitants.

Israeli prime minister, military officer and politician, former defence and building minister.

River in Iran and Iraq, of about 170 km length.

Jewish festival, that takes place on 6. Sivan, 7 weeks after Pesach.

The largest non-Sunni branch of Islam, the Shi`i.

City in southwestern Iran with 1,050,000 inhabitants.

City in Algeria with 250,000 inhabitants.

Town in Morocco with 15,000 inhabitants.

Peninsula in Egypt, with an area of 61,000 square km and a population of about 60,000.

Oasis in western Egypt with 15,000 inhabitants.

War fought in 1967 between Israel on one side and Egypt, Jordan and Syria on the other.

City in Tunisia with 250,000 inhabitants.

Country located in the Middle East, on the southern border of Egypt.

City in Egypt with 500,000 inhabitants.

Artificial waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to Gulf of Suez.

Gulf that is an arm of the Red Sea, touching Egypt.

War fought between Egypt on one side, and Israel, Britain and France on the other.

Mystical orientation inside Sunni Islam.

Jewish festival, where living in huts made out of boughs gives the festival its name.

Main group in Islam, making up 90% of the religion's adherents.

Arabic name for market in a city or village.

Chapter of the Holy Koran.

The central house of religious activities in Jewish religion.

Country located in the Middle East, south of Turkey and north of Jordan.