The Persian Gulf
nSaudi Arabia,
Birthplace of Islam
–Holy Cities on the West Coast
–Deserts and Oases in Inland
Arabia
–Black Gold on the East Coast
nMinor States on the Arabian
Peninsula
–Farmers on the Arabian Sea
–Emirates on the Persian Gulf
nRivers of Iraq
–Shiite Repels in Southern Iraq
–Conflict in Northern Iraq
nRevolutionary Iran
–Zagros Mountains, First Home
of the Persians
–Elburz Mountains in the North