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Map Collections
Regional Maps
- The Middle East (Small | Large)
- The Persian Gulf
- Strait of Hormuz (Small | Large)
- Gulf of Bahrain (Small | Large)
- Head of Gulf
Ethnographic and Cultural
- Languages:
- Religion:
- Ethnicity:
- Ethnic Groups in Afghanistan Small | Large
- Ethnic Groups in the Middle East Small | Large
- Ethnic groups in Iraq Small | Large
- Ethnic Groups in Central Iraq Small | Large
- Ethnic Groups in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 Small | Large
- Ethnic Groups in Baghdad, Iraq in 2006 Small | Large
- Ethnic Groups in Baghdad, Iraq in early 2007 Small | Large
- Ethnic Groups in Baghdad, Iraq in late 2007 Small | Large
- Ethnic Groups in Baghdad, Iraq, by the end of 2009 Small | Large
- Ethnic groups in Pakistan and Baluchistan Small | Large
- Demography:
- Afghanistan Demography and Population Density Small | Large
- Yemen Demography and Population Density Small | Large
- Cultural and Geographical Zones:
- Yemen Cultural-Geographical Zones Small | Large
- Persian Gulf Cultural-Geographical Zone Small | Large
- Iraq Cultural-Geographical Zones Small | Large
- Afghanistan Cultural-Geographical Zones Small | Large
Political and Geopolitical
- Iran:
- Iraq:
- Afghanistan:
- Persian Gulf:
- Middle East:
- Greater Middle East: States and Territories Small | Large
- Greater Middle East: Geopolitical Divisions Small | Large
- Greater Middle East: Primary Subdivisions Small | Large
- Shia Crescent at the Core of the Middle East Small | Large
Economy
- Oil Resources of the Middle East in the context of its Religions
Small | Large
There is a very strong correlation between
distribution of the Shias in the Middle East and the
Caucasus and the those of oil and natural gas
resources. This is true from the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf.
Even the Saudi oil deposits are primarily found under
the Shia-inhabited districts of Hasa, Qatif, and Hofuf (reconfigured into "Eastern Province" in modern Saudi Arabia), and the Saudi continental shelf extending from there into the Gulf .
The same is likewise true of Iraq. Three-quarters of
all oil deposits in that state are within the
Shia-inhabited areas, with the rest largely in the
Kurdish north.
Other Map Collections
- Rulers of the Middle East over the last 5,000 years
- An interactive PBS Map of the Middle East
Click on "Historic Political Borders" tab to see how the configuration of the Middle East has changed over time.
- UN Cartographic Section
Over 100 maps, including 13 of the Middle East and 6 of Gulf states (PDF format)
- The Library of US Congress map collection is an
extremely valuable site for the maps of early modern
Middle East and the Gulf as well as the modern ones.
The digital maps on this site are listed in
alphabetical order. Use the “Next page” button at the
bottom of each page to advance forward. Use “Previous
page” button to return. Click on the “Zoom In” choice
circles followed by a click on the map above it to get
to the resolution that you need. For downloading, use
the “Navigator View” box on the upper right hand side
to choose the frame that you like to download. All
users must credit the Library of Congress for these
maps if included in their presentations.
- The Harvard Map Collection is the oldest map
collection in America with ca. 400,000 maps, over
6,000 atlases, and several thousand reference books. Topographic maps, nautical charts and thematic maps provide an excellent research collection representing all chronological periods and notable map makers, many of them digitally available on their web site, including historical images and the Harvard Geospatial Library.
- Shortcut to Persian Gulf maps and atlases
- University of Texas Austin - Map Collection
An excellent collection of maps of the Middle East.
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