90 Middle East Countries Trivia Questions with Answers

90 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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Which country is home to Ugarit, the ancient Syrian city associated with one of the earliest known alphabets?

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Syria

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What is Jordan's national flower?

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Black iris

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What is the largest lake in Turkey by surface area?

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Lake Van

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Which country contains the UNESCO archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe?

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Turkey

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What currency is used officially in the United Arab Emirates?

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UAE dirham

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Mtskheta, the former capital of the Kingdom of Georgia?

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Georgia

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Harran, associated with the worship of the Mesopotamian moon god Sin?

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Turkey

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Which Lebanese city is home to the ancient Roman temple complex commonly called Baalbek?

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Baalbek

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What is the name of the ancient city in Syria whose famous Roman ruins include a well-preserved theater?

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Bosra

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Which Yemeni island is famous for its dragon blood trees and UNESCO World Heritage status?

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Socotra

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Which skyscraper in Dubai has been the world’s tallest building since its opening in 2010?

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Burj Khalifa

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What is the largest island in the Persian Gulf, belonging to Iran?

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Qeshm Island

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Which Middle Eastern country has the ancient city of Tyre on its Mediterranean coast?

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Lebanon

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Which Middle Eastern country has Baghdad as its capital?

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Iraq

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Which country contains the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Hegra’s neighboring oasis of AlUla?

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Saudi Arabia

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Which country has Doha as its capital and hosts the Al Thumama Stadium?

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Qatar

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What currency is used officially in Jordan?

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Jordanian dinar

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Which mountain is the highest point in Iran?

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Mount Damavand

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What is the highest natural point in Bahrain?

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Jabal al-Dukhan

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Which country contains the ancient Nabataean site of Hegra?

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Saudi Arabia

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Ashur, the original capital of the Assyrian Empire?

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Iraq

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Palmyra, famed for its Roman-era colonnade?

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Syria

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Which country has Muscat as its capital and Salalah as a major city?

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Oman

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Which country contains the ancient city of Nineveh, once the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire?

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Iraq

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Miletus, birthplace of philosopher Thales?

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Turkey

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Babylon, associated with the Ishtar Gate?

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Iraq

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Which country is home to the Bahla Fort, one of the oldest and largest forts in Oman?

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Oman

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Uruk, where early writing developed?

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Iraq

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Which country contains Chogha Zanbil, a UNESCO-listed Elamite ziggurat?

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Iran

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Jerash, famous for its Roman colonnaded streets?

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Jordan

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Which country is home to Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire?

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Iran

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Which country is home to Petra, the ancient Nabataean city carved into rose-colored rock?

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Jordan

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Ephesus, famed for the Temple of Artemis?

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Turkey

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Which country contains the ancient city of Gordion, capital of the Phrygian kingdom?

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Turkey

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Which country is home to Al-Ahsa Oasis, one of the world’s largest natural oases?

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Saudi Arabia

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Which Middle Eastern country is home to Lake Urmia, one of the world’s largest salt lakes?

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Iran

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the official currency of Kuwait?

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Kuwaiti dinar

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the capital of Bahrain?

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Manama

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Which country contains the ancient city of Ani, once a medieval Armenian capital?

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Turkey

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Hatra, known for its fortified temples?

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Iraq

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Aksum, famous for its monumental stelae?

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Ethiopia

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Heliopolis, now called Baalbek?

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Lebanon

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Which country uses the new shekel as its official currency?

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Israel

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Which country is home to the Kuwait Towers, three landmark towers overlooking Kuwait City?

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Kuwait

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Which country contains the historic city of AlUla, near the ancient Nabataean site of Dadan?

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Saudi Arabia

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Qatna, a Bronze Age kingdom near modern Homs?

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Syria

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which country is home to the ancient city of Ġazni, whose minarets were built in the twelfth century?

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Afghanistan

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Merv, a major historic oasis city along the Silk Roads?

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Turkmenistan

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima, founded by Herod the Great?

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Israel

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Which country is home to the ancient city of Anjar, an Umayyad archaeological site in the Bekaa Valley?

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Lebanon