ABC
Country Book of Iraq (http://www.theodora.com/wfb/iraq%5Fgeography.html)
ABC Country Book of Iraq. It provides information on the geography of Iraq.
Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Iraq)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab
countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social,
cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name
of the country for information in English and Arabic.
Arab Environment Watch (http://www.arabenvironment.net/)
“An update and analysis of environmental policies, innovation and applications in the Arab World.”
Atlapedia Iraq (http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/iraq.htm)
It concerns political and physical maps in addition to statistics and information
about Iraq
Cleaning
the Environment in Iraq (http://www.iraqfoundation.org/news/2003/haug/19_environment.html)
Article on the Iraq Foundation website about environmental problems and potential
solutions
CIA World
Fact Book (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html)
It gathers statistics and details on Iraq, including its geography, people, and
government, economy and defense forces.
Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
"The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty." Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including
tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and
Arabic. Search under the name of the country.
Global gazetteer (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/)
An online gazetteer searchable by country and then by place. Results give longitude,
latitude, and altitude of each location.
International Weather From WeatherHub (http://www.weatherhub.com/global/)
An English language home page providing links to sites offering international
weather information by city.
Iraqi Defense (http://www.theodora.com/wfb/iraq_geography.html)
ABC Country Book of Iraq. It provides information on the geography of Iraq.
Iraqi
Defense (http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/iraq/iraq_geography.html)
It provides data on military manpower, transnational issues, maps, geography,
history of Iraq.
Iraq
Environment (http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Iraq-ENVIRONMENT.html)
Encyclopedia article on the environment of Iraq
Iraq-Environment: Eden
in the Line of Fire (http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=17293)
News article on the environmental impact of the second Gulf War
The Ma’dan People
(Marsh Arabs) (http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/marsh.htm#r3)
A
web site dedicated to the explanation of the historical and present treatment
of the Ma’dan in hopes for bettering their conditions in the future. This
site also discusses the destruction of the marshes and the declining water supply
with respect to Turkey, Syria, and Iran.
MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/)
General site for maps. Search by country and by city.
Maps.com (formerly Magellan Geographix) (http://www.maps.com/)
User may view samples of the wide variety of maps available as well as order
maps or atlases, by downloading, or on CD-ROM or in hard copy.
UT library online, Perry-Castañeda (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html)
The University of Texas' Perry Castañeda Library Map collection here offers
a variety of historical, geological and political maps of many countries.
United Nations
Cartographic Section (http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm)
Available in English or French versions. Offers detailed maps of many countries.
United States. Library of Congress.
Geography and Map Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world. |