The middle east. Religion and ethnic groups

Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine
Nile Valley – Egypt and Sudan
Arabian Peninsula – Yemen, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, UAE
Northern Tier - Turkey

and religious sects (Durham 43).
The ethnic groups are Arabs, Persians, Kurds, and Turks among other sub-tribes.
The religions include Judaism, Islam (Sunni and Shiite), Christianity, Ibadism, Zoroastrianism, and Druze among others (Held 120).

faith is mainly practiced in Saudi Arabia, North Africa, the UAE, and Yemen.
In Iran and Jordan as well as parts of Lebanon, Shia Muslims dominate
Judaism is mainly practiced in Israel.
In Syria, Alawites form the majority.
Iraq has a mixed religious identity of Shia and Sunni, which is responsible for the sectarian wars in the country.
In Turkey, Christianity and Islam are widely practiced.

activity is pastoralism and nomadism in addition to practicing Sunni Islam (Anderson, Seibert and Wagner 12).
In the Fertile Crescent and the Nile Valley are Arabs, Jews, Kurds, and mixed races, who practice arable agriculture and practice Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
In the Arab Peninsula and the Northern Tier, trading and oil are the main economic activity (Louise 54).