Table 1 Study site geographical locations

Egypt

Aswan

AW

32

24.1667°N

32.8667°E

North Sinai

NS

29

30.8333°N

34.1667°E

Jordan

Swaimeh

JS

26

31.8000°N

35.5833°E

Malka

JM

29

32.6750°N

35.7492°E

Afghanistan

Mazar-e-Sharif

AF

1

36.6926°N

67.1180°E

Kunduz

1

36.7286°N

68.8681°E

Turkey

Kuşadası

TR

1

37.8579°N

27.2610°E

Şanlıurfa

1

37.1674°N

38.7955°E

Seferihisar

1

38.1951°N

26.8344°E

Karaburun

1

38.6383°N

26.5127°E

Iran

Ilam

IN

1

33.6350°N

46.4153°E

Qum

1

34.6399°N

50.8759°E

Isfahan

1

32.6546°N

51.6680°E

Kurdistan

1

35.9554°N

47.1362°E

Libya

LB

1

Israel

Jordan Valley

IL

1

32.6933°N

35.4739°E

Notre Dame

1

Jordan

NIH

JO

1

Tunisia

Ksar, Gafsa

TS

1

34.4274°N

8.8198°E

Ouled Mhemed, Sidi Bozeid

1

35.0354°N

9.4839°E

Al-Mitlawi, Gafsa

1

34.3194°N

8.4075°E