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UPSC Prelims 2015 · World Geography · Countries, Rivers and Resources
Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
- (a) Syria
- (b) Jordan
- (c) Lebanon
- (d) Israel
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Answer: (b) Jordan
Jordan’s only coast is at Aqaba on the Red Sea.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Syria has a Mediterranean coast (Latakia).
(c) Lebanon is on the Mediterranean.
(d) Israel is on the Mediterranean (and the Red Sea at Eilat).
The trap
Israel touches both seas; Jordan only the Red Sea.
🔒 Aqaba (Jordan) and Eilat (Israel) share the Gulf of Aqaba.
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