If that photo is N to the top the sea/lake is to the west - so in the Middle East we're looking at the east side of the land - Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi , Yemen on the Red Sea , Oman/UAE and Iran on the Gulf side
Factor in the mountains right down to the coast and the fact it has or has had A320's and we're looking at a limited range of place.
I suspect it's near the top of the Red Sea but I can't see anywhere that fits