The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State (IS), or by its Arabic acronym, Daesh, is a radical Islamist militant group and self-proclaimed caliphate.
5. Turkey
formally known as Asia Minor
also called sick man of Europe
Ankara
capital city of Turkey
located on Plateau of Anatolia
Istanbul
Located on the European part of
Turkey
On the bank of Bosporus Strait
historical City
6. Lebanon
located on the coast of Mediterranean sea
Beirut
capital and largest city
lies at the crossroad of Asia Europe and
Africa
Syria
Damascus
capital and largest city
one of the oldest city of
world
7. • Hezbollah, also spelled Hizbollah
or Hizballah, is a Shiite Islamist
political and military organization
based in Lebanon.
• It was founded in the early 1980s
in response to the Israeli invasion
of Lebanon and the subsequent
Lebanese civil war.
8. Israel
Jerusalem
capital and religious City
located on the bank of Dead Sea
Holy City for Muslims Christians and
Jews
Haifa
chief port of Israel located on
Mediterranean sea
Tel Aviv
commercial and Cultural center of
Israel
9. Palestine
Proclaimed capital : Jerusalem
Administrative center : Ramallah
Largest city : Gaza City
Divided into two unit - West Bank
(bordering Israel and Jordan) and
Gaza Strip (bordering Israel and
Egypt)
10.
11. • The idea of a state for Jews, is most commonly
associated with Theodor Herzl.
• Herzl was an Austrian-Jewish journalist,
playwright, and political activist who is
considered one of the founding fathers of modern
political Zionism. Zionism is the political
movement that sought to establish a Jewish
homeland in the historic land of Israel.
• Herzl is particularly known for his 1896
pamphlet titled "The Jewish State" (also known
as "Der Judenstaat" in German), in which he
argued for the establishment of a Jewish state as
a solution to the ongoing problems of anti-
Semitism and Jewish persecution in Europe.
Formation of a state for Jews
12. • Zionist Movement (19th century; Theodor Herzl )
• British Mandate for Palestine(from 1920 to 1948; British administration and
governance in the territory of Palestine, established by the League of Nations
after World War I as part of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire)
• Balfour Declaration ( 1917; British government issued; for the establishment
of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine
• "Olim”(Jewish Immigration)
• UN Partition Plan (In 1947, the United Nations proposed a partition plan for
Palestine, which recommended the division of the territory into separate
Jewish and Arab states, )
• Declaration of the State of Israel (On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the
head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of
Israel)
13. • Hamas, or the Islamic Resistance
Movement, is a Palestinian political
and military organization that has
been active in the Palestinian
territories, particularly in the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank.
• Hamas was founded in 1987 during
the First Intifada, a Palestinian
uprising against Israeli occupation.
It has since become a prominent
player in Palestinian politics and
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
14. Jordan
Amman
capital and Chief industrial
City
Aquaba
the only port of Jordan
located on the bank of gulf of
aqaba( Red Sea)
15. Iraq
Known for ancient civilization
Mesopotamia
Baghdad
capital and cultural City
located on the bank of river
Tigris (Dajla river)
Mosul
chief industrial city of country
famous for petrochemical
electrical and food processing
Basra
chief port located on Gulf of
Persia
Exports Petroleum
16. Iran
Tehran
capital and largest city
located on the southern Valley of elburz
mountain
most populous city of West Asia
Masjid- i- Solaiman / Kermanshah
Famous for oil reserve
Esfahan
cotton and woolen textile center
Masjid- i- Suleiman
17. Kuwait
world's fourth largest
producer of
petroleum and
second largest
exporter
Capital:Kuwait City
Bahrain
an island country
consists of 33 Islands
capital Manama
18. • The GCC, or Gulf Cooperation Council, is a
political and economic alliance of six countries
located in the Arabian Gulf region.
• It was established to promote economic, political,
and security cooperation among member states.
• The GCC was founded on May 25, 1981, and it
includes the following member countries:
1. Saudi Arabia
2. United Arab Emirates
3. Qatar
4. Kuwait
5. Bahrain
6. Oman
19. Qatar
Doha
capital and most populated city
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Abu Dhabi
capital and largest city
famous for Petroleum production
Dubai
the largest harbour of East Asia
20. Saudi Arabia
Largest country of West Asia
Riyadh
capital and industrial center
located on tropic of cancer
Jeddah
administrative capital of Saudi Arabia
chief port on Red Sea
Mecca
famous pilgrim center for Islam
located near Red Sea
Ras tanurah / Ghawar / Dhahran
oil field of Saudi Arabia
21.
22. Yemen
Aden
capital city located at the
entrance of red sea
An entrepot port
Oman
second largest country of
Arabian Peninsula after
Saudi Arabia
Muscat
capital and largest city
chief port of Oman
Duqum
a port of Oman leased by
India
23. • Houthi Movement (Ansar Allah)
• The Houthi movement, also known as Ansar
Allah, is a rebel group based in Yemen.
• The movement emerged in the early 2000s
and has been involved in various conflicts,
including a series of rebellions against the
Yemeni government.
• The Houthi movement is known for its anti-
government stance, and its members are
adherents of the Zaidi branch of Shia Islam.
• The group took control of the Yemeni capital,
Sanaa, in 2014 and subsequently led an
insurgency against the Yemeni government,
resulting in ongoing conflict and a complex
humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
24. • The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also
known as the Islamic State (IS), or by its Arabic
acronym, Daesh, is a radical Islamist militant
group and self-proclaimed caliphate.
• It emerged in the early 2010s as an offshoot of
al-Qaeda but later became an independent and
highly destructive force.
• ISIS was founded in the aftermath of the U.S.-
led invasion of Iraq in 2003. It began as an al-
Qaeda affiliate in Iraq and later rebranded itself
as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI).
• ISIS was led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who
declared himself the caliph of the Islamic State
in 2014.