Middle East questions This is a list of recently added questions about Middle East. Middle East quiz What was the name of the Roman province which existed on the area of modern Israel? Judea 3978 Galatia 443 Bithynia and Pontus 185 Assyria 323 Judea is the ancient Hebrew and the modern-day name of the mountainous southern part of the region of Palestine. The name originates from the Hebrew name Yehudah, a son of the Jewish patriarch Jacob/Israel, and Yehudah's progeny forming the biblical Israelite tribe of Judah and later the associated Kingdom of Judah. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Judea 0 Very interesting! Israel questions How many provinces is Iran divided into? 19 503 25 965 31 1277 46 429 Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces (Persian: Ostān), each governed from a local center, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital of that province. The provincial authority is headed by a Governor-General, who is appointed by the Minister of the Interior subject to approval of the cabinet. I know Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Provinces of Iran 4 Very interesting! Iran questions Where did the TPAJAX Project or "Operation Ajax" take place? Iraq 539 Cuba 537 Iran 949 North Korea 288 The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état , was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 19 August 1953, orchestrated by the United Kingdom (under the name "Operation Boot") and the United States (under the name TPAJAX Project or "Operation Ajax") and the first United States covert action to overthrow a foreign government during peacetime. I know Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → 1953 Iranian coup d'état 4 Very interesting! Revolutions questions Where can we find "Dead Cities", left for unknown reason in Late Antiquity? in Iran 345 in Spain 283 In Scotland 233 in Syria 735 The Dead Cities are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Idlib. Around 40 villages grouped in eight archaeological parks situated in north-western Syria provide an insight into rural life in Late Antiquity and during the Byzantine period. The majority of the dead cities are well-preserved, and tourists can access the sites quite freely Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Dead Cities 4 Very interesting! Syria questions Who is the central figure of Yazidi religion? Iblis- the Devil 260 Simurgh - the bird of paradise 261 Shaytan - Antichrist 141 Melek Taus - the Peacock Angel 363 Melek Taus is one of the central figures of Yazidi religion. In Yazidi creation stories, God created the world and entrusted it to the care of seven Holy Beings, often known as Angels or heft sirr ('the Seven Mysteries'), preeminent of which is Tawûsê Melek, the Peacock Angel. M Share and bring new players to the game! -1 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Melek Taus 4 Very interesting! Islam questions Who, according to the Bible, built Nineveh? Nabopolassar 395 Nebuchadnezzar 2373 Ninus 2208 Neriglissar 259 Nineveh was one of the oldest and greatest cities in antiquity. Ninus (Greek: Νίνος), according to Greek historians writing in the Hellenistic period, was accepted as the eponymous founder of Nineveh ancient capital of Assyria. His name is not attested on the Assyrian Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Ninus 4 Very interesting! Bible questions In which of these countries the official language is not Arabic? In Iraq 1410 In Iran 7141 In Saudi Arabia 1338 In Kuwait 3485 The official language of Iran is Persian. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 2 Very interesting! World questions When did the Alexandrian Crusade occur? in 1245 195 in 1257 386 in 1354 233 in 1365 119 The Alexandrian Crusade was led by Peter I of Cyprus against Alexandria in Egypt. Unlike the more prominent Crusades, it seems to have been motivated largely by economic interests. Peter wanted to end the primacy of Alexandria as a port in the Eastern Mediterranean in the hope that Famagusta would then benefit from the redirected trade. Religious concerns, then, were secondary. Ninjai Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Alexandrian Crusade 2 Very interesting! Cyprus questions Which country doesn't have access to the Persian Gulf? Oman 1300 Yemen 2685 Iraq 1143 Iran 1158 Eight countries have access to the Persian Gulf: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Norman S Passanha Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Persian Gulf 1 Very interesting! Oceans questions A palm-shaped amulet popular throughout the Middle East is called? The Hand of Allah 219 The Hand of Chadidża 494 The Hand of Muhammad 425 The Hand of Fatima 968 The hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet, also known as the Hand of Fatima after the daughter of the prophet Muhammad, popular throughout the Middle East. Depicting the open right hand, it is an image recognized and used as a sign of protection. 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