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 ...

Here are 40 maps crucial for understanding the Middle East — its history, its present, and some of the most important stories in the region today. Middle East History The fertile crescent, the ...