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Iraq Google Maps

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Iraq

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Iraq (IQ). Explore satellite imagery of Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Iraq (GPS: 33 00 N, 44 00 E) is located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait. The country’s area measurements are total: 438,317 sq km; land: 437,367 sq km, water: 950 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than three times the size of New York state. The total irrigated land is 35,250 sq km (2012).

One of Iraq’s critical features is the Shatt al Arab waterway’s strategic location and at the head of the Persian Gulf.

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Jordan Google Maps

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Jordan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Jordan (JO). Explore satellite imagery of Amman, the capital city of Jordan, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Jordan (GPS: 31 00 N, 36 00 E) located in Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq. The country’s area measurements are total: 89,342 sq km; land: 88,802 sq km, water: 540 sq km. This sovereign state is about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania, slightly smaller than Indiana. The total irrigated land is 964 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Jordan: Strategic location at the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank. The Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia, and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lie on Jordan’s western border with Israel and the West Bank. Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al ‘Aqabah (Aqaba).

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Saudi Arabia Google Maps

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Saudi Arabia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Saudi Arabia (SA). Explore satellite imagery of Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Saudi Arabia (GPS: 25 00 N, 45 00 E) is located in Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The country’s area measurements are total: 2,149,690 sq km; land: 2,149,690 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US. The total irrigated land is 16,200 sq km (2012).

One of the critical features of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river. Extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea allow for considerable shipping (especially crude oil) through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal.

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Syria Google Maps

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Syria

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Syria (SY). Explore satellite imagery of Damascus, the capital city of Syria, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Syria (GPS: 35 00 N, 38 00 E) located in Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey. The country’s area measurements are total: 185,180 sq km; land: 183,630 sq km, water: 1,550 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania. The total irrigated land is 14,280 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Syria: Damascus’s capital – located at an oasis fed by the Barada River – is thought to be one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. There are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights (2017).

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West Bank Google Maps

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West Bank

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for West Bank (PS). Explore satellite imagery of None, the capital city of West Bank, on the Middle East’s Google Maps below.

West Bank (GPS: 32 00 N, 35 15 E) is located in the Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel. The country’s area measurements are total: 5,860 sq km; land: 5,640 sq km, water: 220 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Delaware. The total irrigated land is 240 sq km (2012).

One of the West Bank’s essential features: Landlocked – enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. Highlands are the main recharge area for Israel’s coastal aquifers. About 380 Israeli civilian sites, including about 213 settlements and 132 small outpost communities in the West Bank, and 35 locations in East Jerusalem (2017).

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