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Blank map of the Middle East
Outline map of the 17 countries of the Middle East, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review.
Map of the Middle East, labeled
Every country of the Middle East named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map.
Middle East map worksheet
Name the 17 numbered countries from a word bank. Page two is the answer key.
Which countries are in the Middle East?
The Middle East has no official definition, and atlases disagree about Egypt, Iran, Türkiye and Cyprus. These sheets use the common modern one: the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf, plus Egypt, Iran, Türkiye and Cyprus.
On these sheets that makes 17: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Capitals
- Bahrain: Manama
- Cyprus: Nicosia
- Egypt: Cairo
- Iran: Tehran
- Iraq: Baghdad
- Israel: Jerusalem
- Jordan: Amman
- Kuwait: Kuwait City
- Lebanon: Beirut
- Oman: Muscat
- Palestine: Ramallah
- Qatar: Doha
- Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
- Syria: Damascus
- Türkiye: Ankara
- United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
- Yemen: Sanaa
A simple plan for a lesson
- Hand out the blank map and ask what anyone already knows.
- Work through the labeled map together, region by region.
- Finish with the numbered worksheet, using the word bank, and mark it with page two.
Common questions
How many countries are in the Middle East?
17 on these sheets: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Middle East has no official definition, and atlases disagree about Egypt, Iran, Türkiye and Cyprus.
Are these printables really free?
Yes. Every sheet is a free PDF with no sign up and no email address. You may print and copy them for your own classroom, homeschool or family. Each one comes in US Letter and A4, and the worksheets carry their answer key on the last page.
How do I print them so nothing is cut off?
Download the PDF that matches your paper, US Letter or A4, and print at actual size or 100 percent. Every sheet keeps half an inch of margin on all sides, so ordinary home and school printers reach every line. The maps print well in black and white; anything with flags needs color.