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Exotic rivers
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Rivers that begin in humid regions and then flow across dry areas.
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Oasis
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A place where a spring bubble to the surface in desert areas and plants grow.
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Dynasty
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Line of hereditary rulers.
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Imams
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Muslim religious leaders.
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Ayatollahs
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Religious leaders of the highest authority among Shia Muslims.
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Theocracy
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A country governed by religious law.
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Potash
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A mineral used to process wool and to make fertilizers, glass,and soft soaps.
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Magnesium
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Light metal that is valuable in certain industries,such as aerospace.
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Sultans
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Ottoman rulers
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Mandates
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Territories temporarily placed under another country's control.
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Secular
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Nonreligious
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Souks
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Open-air markets in the Arab world.
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Orographic effect
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Cooling effect that occurs when air is forced to rise over a mountain,resulting in a wetter windward side and a drier leeward side.
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