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General maps

Middle East
Political, 1998 

Middle East
Political, 1997 (1Mb)
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North Africa and the Middle East
Political, 1995 

Arabian Peninsula and vicinity
(shaded relief) 1984 

Gulf region
Political, 1981 

Muslim distribution
(570k)

Red Sea
Shaded relief, 1984 

Strait of Hormuz
Political, 1980 

Strait of Tiran
1983 

Palestinian refugee camps
1993 

Kurdish lands
Location map, 1992 

Kurdish areas
Middle East and former Soviet Union, 1986 


Algeria

Political map 1979 (194k)

Shaded relief 1979 (216k)

Small map 1997 (38k)

Algiers
US Dept of State, 1984 (66k)

Algiers
US Army Map Service, 1965 original scale 1:25,000 (422k)

Oran
US Dept of State, 1984 (86k)

Algerian provinces
Map and information about each province, including local festivals. (Algerian embassy)


Bahrain

Political map 1991 (167k)

Small map 1997 (30k)

Administrative divisions (98k)

Economic activity

Land use (94k)

Population density (110k)

Manama street map


Comoros

Political map 1991 (212k)

Small map 1999 (12k)

Grande Comore, Anjouan, Moheli, Mayotte Indian Ocean Atlas, 1976 (198k)


Djibouti

Political map 1991 (240k)

Shaded relief 1991 (250k)

Small map 1999 (18k)

Map of Djibouti city


Egypt

Political map 1997 (264k)

Shaded relief 1997 (289k)

Small map 1997 (43k)

Country map (518k)

Sinai Peninsula (relief) 1992 (242k)

Administrative divisions 1997 (255k)

Administrative divisions (72k)

Economic activity (107k)

Land use (83k)

Population density (98k)


Iraq

See special page


Jordan

Political map 1991 (262k)

Small map 1997 (52k)

Country map (421k)

Administrative divisions (41k)

Economic activity (89k)

Land use (83k)

Population density (84k)


Kuwait

Political map 1996 (234k)

Political map 1991 (229k)

Shaded relief map 1996 (234k)

Small map 1997 (39k)

Northern Kuwait and Basra
CIA 1980 (400k)

Administrative divisions (85k)

Economic activity (138k)

Land use (88k)

Population density (107k)

Kuwait (Lonely Planet)

Operation Desert Storm
Ground campaign map, 1991

Eastern Kuwait and Kuwait City  
Air chart TPC H-6B 1991 - US Defense Mapping Agency

Northern Kuwait and Basrah  
Air chart TPC H-6B 1991 - US Defense Mapping Agency

Western Kuwait and Neighboring Iraq  
Air chart TPC H-6A 1991 - US Defense Mapping Agency


Lebanon

Shaded relief map 1982 (283k)

Country map (604k)

Small map 1997 (38k)

Administrative divisions (64k)

Distribution by religion 1983 (190k)

Economic activity (148k)

Land use (126k)

Population density (119k)

Beirut 1980 (249k)

Israeli withdrawal line  
Official UN map, June 2000 (.pdf file)


Libya

Shaded relief map 1993 (250k)

Small map 1997 (48k)


Mauritania

Political map 1995 (396k)

Political map 1982 (218k)

Shaded relief 1995 (436k)

Small map 1999 (48k)

Nouakchott US Dept. of State 1984 (106k)


Morocco (and Western Sahara)

Shaded relief map 1979 

Small map 1997 

Morocco - West 
From Rabat to Sidi Ifni (Nationmaster)

Administrative divisions

Economic activity (Nationmaster)

Ethnolinguistic groups (Nationmaster)

Population (Nationmaster)

Western Sahara Political, 1989 

Western Sahara Small map, 1997 

Morocco 1830 (Nationmaster)

Morocco 1861-1864 (Nationmaster)

Northwestern Africa French Colonisation (Nationmaster)


Oman

Political map 1979 (223k)

Shaded relief map 1996 (276k)

Small map 1997 (41k)

Country map (402k)

Administrative divisions (67k)

Economic activity (124k)

Land use (70k)

Population density (73k)

Muscat US Dept of State, 1985 (85k)


Palestine/Israel

See special page


Qatar

Political map 1980 (189k)

Shaded relief map 1995 (291k)

Small map 1997 (31k)

Country map (340k)

Administrative divisions (39k)

Economic activity (76k)

Land use (50k)

Population density (69k)


Saudi Arabia

Political map 1991 (238k)

Small map 1997 (65k)

Country map (504k)

Administrative divisions (61k)

Economic activity (120k)

Land use (105k)

Population density (103k)

Dhahran

Jeddah

Riyadh


Somalia

Political map 1988 (213k)

Small map 1999 (44k)


Sudan

Political map 1994 (387k)

Shaded relief 1994 (280k)

Small map 1999 (40k)

Juba original scale 1:2,000,000 (US Defense Mapping Agency) 1980 (970k)

Khartoum original scale 1:2,000,000 (US Defense Mapping Agency) 1968 (1MB)

Malakal original scale 1:2,000,000 (US Defense Mapping Agency) 1980 (808k)

Wau original scale 1:2,000,000 (US Defense Mapping Agency) 1965 (1MB)


Syria

Shaded relief map 1990 (285k)

Small map 1997 (55k)

Country map (339k)

Administrative divisions (52k)

Economic activity (103k)

Land use (89k)

Population density (86k)

Golan Heights
Land use and economic activity (62k)

Golan Heights
Israeli settlements, February 1992 (241 k)

Golan Heights under occupation (passia.org)

Israel-Syria demilitarised zones  (passia.org)


Maps from the Syrian Ministry of Tourism:

Syria 
Tourist map

Aleppo - street plan

Damascus - street plan

Daraa - street plan

Der Ezzor - street plan

Hama - street plan

Hasakeh - street plan

Homs - street plan

Idleb - street plan

Lattakia - street plan

Quneitra - street plan

Raqqa - street plan

Sweyda - street plan

Tartous - street plan

Key to street plans


Tunisia

Shaded relief map 1990 (249k)

Political map 1990 (149K)

Small map 2000 (107K)

Tunis US State Dept (215K)


United Arab Emirates

Shaded relief map 1995 (266k)

Small map 1997 (88k)

Country map (310k)

Administrative divisions (61k)

Economic activity (87k)

Land use (62k)

Population density (63k)


Yemen

See special page

     

In the maps section

 

Note: Maps listed on this page are stored at the University of Texas except where indicated.

  

In the reference section

  

 
 
 
 


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Last revised on 19 June, 2007