National Geographic Atlas of the Middle East, Second Edition

User Review: - National Geographic Atlas of the Middle East
Concise but very useful. Good choices by the editors of what to include. Very good value for the price.

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User Review: - Let's see. where is the oil now?
An excellent Atlas that has lots of good pictures and atlas type information on middle eastern countries. I believe National Geographic has a map that is far more detailed, for free, in one of their subscription magazines sent monthly. I don't know what Google maps has on the Middle East? I watch the evening news with this book nearby. Helps some.

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User Review: - Handy sized atlas and reference for mid east countries
There is a two page spread for each country with a map and basic stats for the country. Additional regional maps show info about climate, land use, population, religions, languages, oil, water, food, historical sites and various conflicts. There is a multi-page history timeline. The maps are similar to those in their big world atlas 8th edition but they are a little more colorful. This is a handy size to keep near your TV news watching chair. As with most Nat Geo atlas they print right up into the binding but with the larger atlas it lays open flat and this is a feature but with this smaller book you loose some data in the crease. There is a place map inside the front cover to easily locate each country's map.