Regional Maps

1. The Middle East (Small | Large)
2. The Persian Gulf
3. Strait of Hormuz (Small | Large)
4. Gulf of Bahrain (Small | Large)
5. Head of Gulf

Ethnographic and Cultural

1. Languages:
   • Languages of the Mid East, Central Asia and Vicinity Small | Large
   • Greater Middle East: Official State Languages Small | Large
   • Languages of the Middle East Small | Large
   • Languages in the Persian Gulf Small | Large
   • Languages of Iraq Small | Large
   • Languages of Iran Small | Large
   • Languages of Pakistan (and Baluchistan) Small | Large
   • Languages of Afghanistan Small | Large

2. Religion:
   • Religion in the Middle East Small | Large
   • Religion in Pakistan and Baluchistan Small | Large
   • Religions in Persian Gulf Small | Large
   • Shias in the Core Areas of the Middle East Small | Large
   • Religious Composition of Iran Small | Large
   • Religious Composition of Iraq Small | Large

3. 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

4. Demography:
   • Afghanistan Demography and Population Density Small | Large
   • Yemen Demography and Population Density Small | Large

5. 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

1. Iran:
   • Iran Territorial Changes Small | Large
   • Provinces of Iran, 1934 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Iran, 1986 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Iran, 2006 Small | Large
   
   
2. Iraq:
   • Provinces of Iraq, 1958 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Iraq, 1970 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Iraq, 1990 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Iraq, 2009 Small | Large

   • Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq: 1974-1991 Small | Large
   • Liberated Areas of Iraqi Kurdistan: 1992-2003 Small | Large
   • De Facto Federated Iraqi Kurdistan: 2003-2005 Small | Large
   
   
3. Afghanistan:
   • Provinces of Afghanistan, 1964 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Afghanistan, 1967 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Afghanistan, 2001 Small | Large
   • Provinces of Afghanistan, 2009 Small | Large
   
   
4. Persian Gulf:
   • Persian Gulf Administrative Units Small | Large
   
   
5. 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

1. Rulers of the Middle East over the last 5,000 years
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. UN Cartographic Section
   Over 100 maps, including 13 of the Middle East and 6 of Gulf states (PDF format)
   
   
4. 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.
   
   

5. 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
   
   
   
6. University of Texas Austin - Map Collection
   An excellent collection of maps of the Middle East.