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Across 2. rich ,sticky sorghum & hazelnut cake from Tunisia 4. salad of egg plant from Morocco 6. fortified granaries 11. Sudanese for tea 13. N. African dish of steamed semolina 14. Egyptian sailing boat 16. Sudanese yogurt dessert served with a thick syrup 18. Where Bogie lived during WW2 in this famous movie 19. Lost pink City in Jordan 22. Big Desert in Egypt 23. one of Islam's top four holy places 24. the best preserved Roman ruins in Tunisia 25. a dish of stewed beans, often mashed and served with salad

Down 1. a dip made of chickpea paste and tahini (sesame seed paste 3. a variety of coffee, often spiced with cinnamon or ginger 5. community in Israel where members share everything 6. whole baby lamb baked in a clay case with rosemary from Tunisia 7. This Middle Eastern snack is also known as ta'amia. 8. Has theraputic waters as well as scrolls named after it 9. French for hello 10. EGYPTIAN BEAN AND VEGETABLE SOUP 12. a stream bed that is only full in the rainy season in Africa 15. Capital of Tunisia 17. Small hill in the desert with grass 20. Turkey's Capital 21. Sudanese for okra