Saudi, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Turkey from the air

The plane from Dubai to Nice, France took off past 6am local time, lucky that I was on a window seat on the left but the left wing of the plane covers my view. So it passed by the Persian Gulf. Later I saw many rounded structures, looked like oil storage facilities, on the shore. I think it was Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Then an area with many high rise structures, could be Kuwait. Then Iraq. Saudi, Kuwait, Iraq, just flat, very little structures or farms, mainly for oil gas extraction.

The huge Tigris River in northern Iraq could be one of the big rivers seen from the air but I could not identify them.

I don't know what lake is this. Still in Iraq. Then the plane turned left after passing Iraq, it could be Syria and the plane avoided its airspace. It is a bit mountainous but still no vegetation.

Kirsehir, going to Ankara, a big wide white lake on the left. I forgot to take photo.

When the plane has reached Europe, from northern Turkey to Bulgaria, Serbia, there were vegetations in the mountains and valleys already.