Arab world reference materials
General
- Arab culture and civilization resources from NITLE (see esp. pages on performing arts)
- UNESCO - Arabia Plan
Language
Many languages are spoken in the Arab world...
- Arabic, its varieties and enclosing language families:
- Afro-Asiatic (includes Amazighiya (Berber) as well as Semitic languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic)
- Indo-European (includes Persian, Sanskrit, English, French!)
- Turkic (includes Turkic languages)
- More languages via Ethnologue (enter here to get the UofA's subscription)
- Countries where Arabic is an official language
Timelines
- Chronologies for Middle East and Africa and Islamic civilizations:
Databases
- Library databases for Islamic civilization (type "Islam" in the search box and hit enter), especially:
- Library databases for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Images
Travel
Maps (and map quizzes)
Overview of the Arab League countries (with capitals and populations)
Middle East and North Africa map quiz
Quizzes for geography of Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa map
another Middle East and North Africa map
Map collection at Columbia University
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas, Austin