The map of the beast (sphinx) prostrating toward Mecca...
Main Entry: ca·rot·id
Pronunciation: k&-'rä-t&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Greek; French carotide, from Greek karOtides carotid arteries, from karoun to stupefy; akin to Greek kara head -- more at CEREBRAL
Date: 1543
: of, relating to, or being the chief artery or pair of arteries that pass up the neck and supply the head
- carotid noun
Revelation 9
7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. 8 Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. 10 They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.
Crowns of Gold Sinai
Faces Jordan
Hair Lebanon
Teeth Jordan
Breastplates Iraq
Wings (the ironically labelled 'no fly zones' of Iraq
Sting / Tails Somalia / UAE
Horses prepared for battle / Turkey is the rider (See: Psalm 10:15) Arm/Istanbul
And as for the Locusts...
I could be mistaken, but I always thought the Sphinx was on the East bank of the Nile and faced West towards the True Promise Land, Texas.
How could I be wrong?