Town and sea oasis in Tunisia, with 90,000 inhabitants.

Leader of Libya since 1969, but without holding any official titles.

City and oasis in Tunisia with 80,000 inhabitants, situated in the interior on a plateau, near the Chott el Jerid.

Lake in Israel with a surface area of 166 km, a length of 23 km and a maximum width of 13 km.

Empire lasting for about 1,000 years in today's central Libya, principally along the still existing Wadi l-Ajal.

Part of the Avesta, which is believed to be the work of Zarathustra himself.

City in Palestine with 600,000 inhabitants, situated on the Mediterranean Sea.

Palestinian territory bordered to the south by Egypt and to the north and east by Israel.

City in Turkey with 603,000 inhabitants, situated in southeastern part of the country.

Town and oasis in Libya, with 10,000 inhabitants, next to the borders of Tunisia and Algeria.

From French: Group Islamique armé. The most active militant Islamist group in Algeria, responsible for a majority of the actions performed in second half of the 1990's.

City in Egypt with 4.8 million inhabitants, but is often referred to as part of the urban area of Cairo.

A Middle Eastern religious and philosophical orientation that grew strong in the 1st century CE, exercising strong influence on Judaism and Christianity and at times representing a strong and competing theology.

Syrian territory, now under Israeli occupation.

Accounts of Jesus Christ, his life and teachings, texts central to Christianity.

Town in Morocco with 40,000 inhabitants, situated in the south.

War fought between Iraq and allies of Kuwait, from January 16 to February 28, 1991, lasting 44 days altogether.