Maps can be a powerful tool for understanding ... time — from Mohammed's death in 632 to 652 AD — they managed to conquer the entire Middle East, North Africa, Persia, and parts of southern ...

The scale of the map is ninety-five miles to an inch. In the bottom left corner an inset orographical map of Palestine is provided. The size of the map as a whole—40 by 30 in.—will indicate ...

To this day, Israel or the Palestinian territories may fall off some maps, depending on the politics of their makers. This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway ...