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Map of the Middle East showing major geographic zones and modern political boundaries.

From west to east:

Nile River (orange)
Eastern Mediterranean (purple)
Anatolian Plateau (brown)
Arabian Peninsula (red)
Mesopotamia (green)
Zagros Mountains (yellow)

 Nile Agriculture

Name: Map of the Middle East

Material: Digital Image

Size:
Width: 25 cm (9.84 in)
Length: 14.6 cm (5.75 in)

Place of Origin: The Oriental Institute Museum

Date: 2008

Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois

Source and Registration#: Middle East Base.tif, Oriental Institute Museum.

Geoff Emberling

Former Chief Curator, Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago