Here are 40 maps crucial for understanding the Middle East — its history ... to see it purely by its geography and illuminated by the people who call it home. The lights trace the rivers ...

With its convoluted history and ever-shifting borders, the Middle East isn’t an area ... compiled a treasure trove of maps that help explain the region's geography, its complex demographics ...

When mapped by Newsweek, the stances show that the Middle East remains divided on the civil war, with local geography playing a significant role in how states reacted. Many of the Gulf states ...

Meanwhile, some of the largest recent conflicts have defied the region’s assumed geography. Libya’s civil war destabilized ... Just as recent political dynamics have rendered the old map of the Middle ...

The four maps below explain why. Geography has always been a two-edged sword for Iran. In terms of both area and population, Iran is the largest country in the Middle East. It is the 17 th largest ...