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Major Physical Features Major Physical Features of Southwest Asiaof Southwest Asia
By Mr. WashingtonBy Mr. Washington
Physical FeaturesPhysical Features• Jordan River• Rising in Syria and flowing about (200 mi) south
to the northern end of the Dead Sea.• Tigris River• Originates in the Taurus Mountains at Lake
Hazar and flows 1,180 mi SE through Turkey and past Baghdad to unite with the Euphrates
• Euphrates River• SW Asia river flowing about (1,700 mi) from
central Turkey through Syria and into Iraq.
Physical FeaturesPhysical Features
• Golan Heights• In wars with its Arab neighbors, Israel occupied and
unilaterally annexed (added to its country) this territory• West Bank• Controlled by Israel (taken in a war with its Arab
neighbors), parts administered by the Palestinian authority
• Gaza Strip• Controlled by Israel, but parts of it run by the PLO
(Palestinian authority)• Suez Canal• Dug in 1869, it connects the Mediterranean and Red
Seas
More Physical FeaturesMore Physical Features
• Strait of Hormuz• A narrow waterway that allows ships to pass
from the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf• Persian Gulf• Important trade route since ancient times;
gained added importance after the discovery of oil in the Gulf States.
• Black Sea• A large inland sea, area 163,400 square miles
SW Asia Physical FeaturesSW Asia Physical Features
• Red Sea• A body of water that lies between Arabia and NE
Africa, 1200 miles long, 180 miles wide• Arabian Sea• The NW part of the Indian Ocean between
Arabia and western India. • Caspian Sea• Inland salt lake between Europe and Asia,
bordering Russia and Iran.