An Introduction to the Middle East Outreach Program Center for Middle Eastern Studies The University of Texas at Austin Outreach Program Center for Middle Eastern Studies The University of Texas at Austin What is the Middle East? The Maghreb Egypt The Levant Arabian Peninsula Iraq Turkey and the Turkic States Iran and the Persianate States Population Ethnic Affiliation Religious Affiliation Rural vs. Urban Population Growth Physical Geography Average Temperature Avg Rainfall in Cairo, Egypt Economic Activity