Explore Middle East countries: A Guide to Capitals, Currencies, Airports, and Airlines

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Country	Capital	Country Code	Currency Code	Name Of Currency	Airports	Airline
Bahrain	Manama	BH	BHD	Bahraini Dinar	BAH - Bahrain International Airport	Gulf Air
Iran	Tehran	IR	IRR	Iranian Rial	IKA - Imam Khomeini Intl, THR - Mehrabad Intl (Tehran), AWZ - Ahwaz	Iran Air, Mahan Air
Iraq	Baghdad	IQ	IQD	Iraqi Dinar	BSR - Basrah, BGW - Baghdad, NJF - Al Najaf	Iraqi Airways
Israel	Jerusalem (disputed, Tel Aviv is administrative center)	IL	ILS	New Shekel	TLV - Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion Airport), ETH - Eilat, BEV - Beersheba	El Al, Arkia, Israir
Jordan	Amman	JO	JOD	Jordanian Dinar	AMM - Queen Alia International (Amman), AQJ - Aqaba King Hussein Intl, ADJ - Amman Civil Airport	Royal Jordanian Airlines
Kuwait	Kuwait City	KW	KWD	Kuwaiti Dinar	KWI - Kuwait International Airport	Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways
Lebanon	Beirut	LB	LBP	Lebanese Pound	BEY - Beirut, KYE - Rene Mouawad Air Base (Tripoli)	Middle East Airlines (MEA)
Oman	Muscat	OM	OMR	Omani Rial	MCT - Muscat, SLL - Salalah, KHS - Khasab	Oman Air, SalamAir
Qatar	Doha	QA	QAR	Qatari Riyal	DOH - Hamad International Airport	Qatar Airways
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	SA	SAR	Saudi Riyal	JED - King Abdulaziz Intl (Jeddah), RUH - King Khalid Intl (Riyadh), DMM - King Fahd Intl (Dammam)	Saudi Arabian Airlines, Flynas, Flyadeal
Syria	Damascus	SY	SYP	Syrian Pound	DEZ - Deir ez-Zor, SOR - Al Thawrah, DAM - Damascus, ALP - Aleppo	Syrian Arab Airlines
Turkey	Ankara	TR	TRY	Turkish Lira	IST - Istanbul, SAW - Sabiha Gökçen, ESB - Esenboğa (Ankara), ASR - Kayseri	Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	AE	AED	UAE Dirham	AUH - Abu Dhabi, DXB - Dubai, DWC - Al Maktoum International (Dubai), SHJ - Sharjah	Etihad Airways, Emirates, Flydubai
Yemen	San'a	YE	YER	Yemeni Rial	SAH - Sana'a, EAB - Abbs, AAY - Al Ghaydah	Yemenia