Arab world reference materials

General

• Arab culture and civilization resources from NITLE (see esp. pages on performing arts)
• Chronologies for Middle East and Africa and Islamic civilizations:
  • A timeline of the Arab World
  • Middle East and West Asia Chronologies
  • Africa Chronologies
  • Timeline of Islamic history
• Library databases for Islamic civilization (type "Islam" in the search box and hit enter), especially:
  • Encyclopaedia of Islam
  • Index Islamicus
  • Oxford Islamic Studies Online
• Library databases for Middle Eastern and African Studies
• Images - University of Chicago
• Travelers in the Middle East

Maps (and map quizzes)

Practice here for your map quiz!

Overview of the Arab League countries (with capitals and populations)

Middle East and North Africa map quiz

Middle East capitals quiz

Quizzes for geography of Middle East and North Africa

Middle East and North Africa map

another Middle East and North Africa map

Maps of the Middle East

Maps of North Africa