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Geography of the Middle East — a region of Western Asia and Egypt in North Africa. ... Maps of the Middle East (5 C) Populated places in the Middle East (26 C, 1 P) +
Maps of the history of the Middle East (1 C, 2 P) E. Maps of Egypt (2 P) I. Maps of Israel (1 C, 4 P) P. Maps of the State of Palestine (1 C) This page was last ...
Map of the Middle East between North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Southern Asia Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) [note 1] is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
Terrains in the area can be divided into three main types: the large arid desert covering most of it, the fertile south and north, and finally the high mountains of the Atlas, Ahaggar, Zagros and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, along with the Hijaz Mountain range.
Debates on which countries should be included in the Middle East are wide-ranging. [52] The Greater Middle East and North Africa region can include the Caucasus, Cyprus, Afghanistan, and several sub-Saharan African states due to various social, religious and historic ties. The most commonly accepted countries in the MENA region are included on ...
Location map for Middle East (Greater Middle East) Date: 28 October 2010, 13:06 (UTC) Source: World_location_map.svg; ... Asir Mountains; Baqal, Ras Al Khaimah; Barka ...
The Haraz Mountains in the west of present-day Yemen include Arabia's highest mountain, Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jabal Hadhur [32] [33] [34] near Sanaa [29] [30] There are mountains at the eastern, southern and northwestern borders of the peninsula. Broadly, the ranges can be grouped as follows: Northeast: The Hajar range, of UAE and Oman [31]
A 2003 map of the Middle East. The 2000 Camp David Summit, meant to further peace between Israel and Palestine, failed. Also that year, Israeli politician Ariel Sharon, leader of Likud, visited the Temple Mount—a holy site for both Jews and Muslims in the Old City of Jerusalem—to promote Israeli sovereignty over the site.