Long description
A map of the Middle East and North Africa that highlights the different territories administered by European empires after the First World War. The map extends from Morocco in the west to Iran in the east, and from Turkey in the north to Sudan in the south. The different imperial territories are identified by different colour shadings. The British mandate territories of Jordan, Iraq and Palestine are shaded light blue with white stripes. The British condominium/protectorate territories of Sudan and Aden (part of modern day Yemen) are shaded green with white stripes. The British treaty relation territories of Kuwait and the Trucial States (Bahrain, Qatar, modern day UAE) are shaded dark grey. The informally controlled British territory of Oman is shaded in beige stripes. The Italian controlled colony of Libya is shaded in blue. The French mandate territories of Syria and Lebanon are shaded in light orange. The French protectorates of Morocco and Tunisia are shaded in white. The French colony of Algeria is shaded in dark orange. The independent states of Egypt, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are shaded in pink.