Tag: Middle East geography

Strait of Hormuz: Where It Is and Why It Matters

March 28, 2026 8 mins read

The Strait of Hormuz is one of those places that turns up whenever oil prices jump or military tension rises in the Gulf. The reason is straightforward: it is a narrow sea passage in a very strategic spot, and an outsized share of the world’s energy trade has to pass through it. Where is it, […]

Jordan River & the Dead Sea: How the River Feeds a Salt Lake

October 5, 2025 8 mins read

The Jordan River threads south from the snows of Mount Hermon to the lowest land on Earth, the Dead Sea—about 251 kilometers (156 miles) of meanders through the Jordan Rift. Along the way it passes through the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) before ending in a lake with no outlet, where water disappears not to […]