Southwest and Central Asia Vocab Flashcards
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Deity
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a god or goddess.
2
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Muezzin
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the crier who, from a minaret or other high part of a mosque, at stated hours five times daily, intones aloud the call summoning Muslims to prayer.
3
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Mesopotamia
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an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq
4
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Iraq
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a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Capital: Baghdad.
