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Geography and Environment : Iran

Includes online maps, links to other map collections, flags, climate, weather, natural resources.

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate

Iran-A Country Study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/irtoc.html)
Though published in 1987, this product of the Library of Congress' Federal research Division nonetheless provides, inter alia, useful narrative accounts of the history, geography, demography, and culture of Iran.

Iran: Cradle of Civilization (http://tehran.stanford.edu/imagemap/imagemap.html)


Kish Island (http://www.kfzo.com/index2.htm)
An English language portal site of the Kish Island, located in Iran, which provides history, geography, education reports and links to sites relating to additional matters concerning it.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collections (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.htmliran/html)
The University of Texas' Perry Castañeda Library Map collection here offers a variety of historical, geological and political maps of Iran.

Princeton University Library: Near Eastern Studies Resources (http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epressman/neareast.htm)
Princeton Library's site dedicated to Near Eastern Studies provides not only invaluable information about Princeton's programs and collections, but also extensive links to sites (libraries, universities, institutes, think tanks, directories, gateways, newspapers, etc.) around the world concerning all aspects of the discipline.

Qeshm Free Area (http://jonid.8m.com/Qeshm)
An English language site devoted to the Qeshm Free Area, located in the Gulf of Hormuz, which provides descriptions and reports about it, as well as plans for economic and strategic development.

U.S. Library of Congress. Geography and Maps Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world.

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