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  Map of Iraq, Middle East   The ninth-century Great Mosque of Samarra is located in Samarra Archaeological City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Image: Taisir Mahdi About Iraq The map shows Iraq, an almost landlocked country in the Middle East. Iraq has a short coastline at the  Persian Gulf . The region lies within the  Fertile Crescent ; it is crossed by the river system of Euphrates and Tigris. Iraq was home to the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, the "Land Between the Rivers," also known as the land of  Shinar  in the Hebrew Bible. The Tigris and Euphrates valley was the site where humans invented urban living, the wheel, and writing, and it is one of the assumed locations of the Garden of Eden. Iraq borders  Turkey ,  Iran ,  Syria ,  Jordan ,  Kuwait , and  Saudi Arabia . The territory of today Iraq was very sought-after; it was the center of several consecutive empires the Akkadian, Sumerian, Assyrian, and the Babylo...

  Map of Israel, Middle East   Panoramic view of Jerusalem's Old City and the Temple Mount. The Dome of the Rock, the building with the golden domed roof, in the center. Image:  Dennis Jarvis About Israel The map shows Israel, officially the State of Israel, a country in the Middle East with a coastline at the  Mediterranean Sea  in the west. Jews, Christians, and Muslims regard the region as the biblical Holy Land. Israel is bordered by  Egypt ,  Jordan ,  Lebanon ,  Syria , and the Palestinian territories ( West Bank  and the  Gaza Strip ;) it shares maritime borders with  Cyprus . The borders with Syria (Golan Heights), Lebanon (Shebaa farms) and the Palestinian territories (declared as the State of Palestine) are still disputed. With an  area  of 22,072 km², the country is slightly larger than half the size of  Denmark , or somewhat larger than the US state of  New Jersey . Israel has a  population ...

  Map of Jordan, Middle East   Landscape of Wadi Rum, a protected desert wilderness in southern Jordan. Image: Ibrahim nabeel salah About Jordan The map shows Jordan, a desert country in the Middle East with a short coastline at the Strait of Aqaba. The almost landlocked country is situated east of the Jordan River, on the  Arabian Peninsula . The nation's official name is the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The kingdom is bordered by  Syria  in the north, by  Iraq  in the northeast, by  Saudi Arabia  in east and south; the Jordan Rift Valley of the Jordan River separates the country from a portion of the  Palestinian territories  (the West Bank) and  Israel . With an  area  of 89,342 km², the country is slightly smaller than  Portugal , or somewhat smaller than the  U.S. state  of  Indiana . Jordan consists mainly of a plateau with elevations between 700 and 1,200 m. The tableland is divided into rid...

  Map of Lebanon, Middle East   Ruins of many successive civilizations in the ancient complex of Byblos at the Mediterranean coast. Image: Evilscaught About Lebanon The map shows Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, a mountainous country in the Levant with a coastline on the eastern  Mediterranean Sea . Lebanon borders  Israel  in the south,  Syria  in the north and t he Anti-Lebanon mountains form for long stretches the border between Lebanon and Syria  in the east. The country also shares maritime borders with  Cyprus . The smallest nation on the Asian mainland covers an  area  of 10,400 km², compared it is about one-third the size of  Belgium  or about one-third the size of the US state of  Maryland . Lebanon has a  population  of about 6.1 million people (in 2019) including approximately 1.5 million refugees from Syria and Palestine.  [ 1 ]  The majority of the Lebanese people live on or ...

  Map of Oman, Arabian Peninsula   The minaret of the Friday Mosque, seen from the Nizwa Fort, Nizwa, Oman. Image:  Martin Falbisoner About Oman The map shows Oman, a sultanate in the south-eastern corner of the  Arabian Peninsula . Oman borders  Saudi Arabia ,  United Arab Emirates , and  Yemen ; it shares maritime borders with  Iran  and  Pakistan . The country is bounded by the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman; at the Musandam Peninsula it borders the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. With an  area  of 309,500 km², the sultanate is slightly smaller than  Poland , or somewhat larger than the US state of  Arizona . Oman has a  population  of 4.7 million people (in 2019, Omanis 2.6 million (56%); Expatriates 2 million (44%)). The capital and largest city is  Muscat  (pop. more than 600,000). Spoken  languages  are Arabic (official) and Swahili. Map of Oman Political Map of Oman The m...

  Home     Earth     Continents     Asia     Qatar Country Profile     Map of Qatar   Maps Index Map of Qatar, Arabian Peninsula   Dhows at the Doha Corniche in Old Doha, the spiral minaret of the Qatar Islamic Culture Center in the background. Image:  Francisco Anzola About Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a sheikhdom that occupies a promontory of the  Arabian Peninsula  on the western coast of the Persian Gulf. Countries with international borders to Qatar are  Saudi Arabia ; it shares maritime borders with  Iran , the  United Arab Emirates , and  Bahrain . The Qatar peninsula is approximately 188 km (117 mi) long and 85 km (53 mi) wide, it covers an  area  of about 11,570 km² (4468 sq mi), compared it is about one quarter the size of  Estonia , or slightly smaller than the US state of  Connecticut . The country includes a small number of islands, reefs...

  Map of Saudi Arabia, Middle East   Desert landscape near the Saudi capital of Riyadh. Image:  Peter Dowley About Saudi Arabia The map shows Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a desert country in southwestern Asia (Middle East) that occupies most of the  Arabian Peninsula . The kingdom is bounded by the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea in the west and the Persian Gulf in the east. Border countries are  Iraq ,  Jordan ,  Kuwait ,  Oman ,  Qatar ,  United Arab Emirates , and  Yemen . Saudi Arabia shares maritime boundaries with  Bahrain ,  Egypt ,  Eritrea ,  Iran , and  Sudan . The country is the largest Arab state with a  land area  of more than two million km²; compared, the sheikdom is about four times the size of  France , or somewhat larger than one quarter the size of the contiguous United States. Saudi Arabia has a  population  of 33.4 million people (in 2018);...