Middle East Areas Adjacent to the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus Mountains

Middle East General sites and links

• Map of the Middle East. And another map in pdf.
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Middle East Maps.
• Al Mashriq - The Levant - Cultural Riches from the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean.
• Al-Bawaba - The Middle East Gateway.
• The Romans.
• Fertile Crescent Home Page.
• Middle East Resource Guide. From Pars Times.
• WWW-VL: History. Ancient Near East. From WWW-VL: History: Central Catalogue Abridged.
  
  
• Middle Eastern Community of Metropolitan Detroit: 1998 Directory of Organizations.

• Suryoyo Online. Online Journal of Syrian Orthodox Church, Syriac Studies and Aramaeans.
• Willkommen auf der Homepage der Foderation der Aramaer (Suryoye) in Deutschland (FASD) e. V.
• The Arameans of Mesopotamia. Their The Christian Arameans of Mesopotamia.
• Aramaic Democratic Organization.
• Recipies of Syriac Christians in the Middle East.
• The Syrian Urhoyan Cuisine.
• Beth Zabday - Azech - Schicksal einer aramäischen Stadt
• Beth-Aram.de. [The Aramean homepage of Germany].
• Saint Ephrem the Syrian Library.

Republic of Turkey, or Turkish, Turk, or Ottoman Turk and Empire, Related sites

Sanjak of Alexandretta or Iskandaroun Sanjak or Hattai district or Hatay Province [Claimed by Syria; Controlled by Turkey]

• Hatay [Formerly the Sanjak of Alexandretta]. From The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.
• Hatay. From infoplease.com.
• The Question of the Sanjak of Alexandretta. [Title and chapter names of the book].
• The Sanjak of Alexandretta: A Forgotten Syrian Territory.
• Atatürk's Policy Towards Great Powers: Principles and Guidelines - By Aryeh Shmuelevitz.
• Encyclopedia Entries on the Armenian Genocide - Ataturk, Mustafa Kemal.
• Syria and Turkey: Many Roots to the Recent Quarrel.

Syrian Arab Republic or Syrian sites

• Syrian Arab Republic - Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade.
• The Syrian Ministry of Information.
• The Ministry of Tourism Damascus - Syria.

• Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP).
• Syrian authorities ban Assyrian party from marking Martyr Day.

• Syria. From the Middle East Studies Internet Resources.
• Syria. From Arab.net.
• Syria Online.
• Syria Net - Overview About Syria.
• Syria. From European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation.

• Damascus - The Capital of Syria - From Al Mashriq.
• Aleppo - Syria's Second City - From Al Mashriq.
• The Golan [Heights]. From The National Information Center, Damascus, Syria.

• Damascus University - Syrian Arab Republic.

• WWW-VL History: Syria. From Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.
• Syria History. From Arab.net.

• The Circassians of Syria. From The Caucasus Foundation.
• Turks in Syria. From Turkish Turan History.
• Shahin Bekir Soreklî - An interview with the Kurdish writer / journalist Shahin Bekir Soreklî. From KurdishMedia.
• The Kurdish Reawakening in Syria. By Gary C. Gambill.
• The Plight of the Kurds in South-West (Syrian) Kurdistan. By Moustafa Rechid. From KurdishMedia.

Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese sites

• Welcome to the Presidential Palace.
• Republic of Lebanon. Lebanese Parliament.
• Welcome to Rafic Hariri's official web site.
• Welcome to the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism.
• Ministry of Environment. Lebanon.
• Embassy of Lebanon, Washington, D. C.

• Government Sites. Republic of Lebanon.
• The "Israeli" Massacres Against Lebanon - 1948-2000. [A Hezbollah site]. From www.qana.net.

• Lebanon. From Middle East Studies Internet Resources.
• Lebanese Links and Resources. From Al Mashriq - The Levant....
• [Lebanon Online].
• eLabanon. From www.arabiata.com.

• Welcome to Tripoli Lebanon.
• Welcome to the City of Saïda. Sidon, Lebanon.
• [North Lebanon]. From NorthLebanon.com.

• Ameen F. Rihani - Founder of the Arab American Literature.
• Al-Shouf Cedars.

• WWW-VL History: Lebanon. From Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.
• LEBANON - A Country Study.

• Coalition of American Assyrians and Maronites Rebukes Arab American Institute.
• The Alumni Association of the Armenian Evangelical Secondary School - Lebanon Anjar.

• Republic of Lebanon - Donor Support to Southern Lebanon. [Internet Explorer].
• Qana Mourning Page. [Protesting the Israeli Occupation of Southern Lebanon].
• Echoes of Qana.
• A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia, Encyclopedida Phoeniciana. By Salim George Khalaf.
  

State of Israel and Israeli-Jewish sites

• The Government [of Israel].
• Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Israel. From Middle East Studies Internet Resources.
• Jewish Virtual Library.
• Academic Web of Israel.
• The Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
• New Israel Fund.
• iGuide - Your Guide to Israeli Internet.
• Globalnyi Evreiskii On-lain Tsentr. From www.jewish.ru.
• Judaism and Jewish Resources. By Andrew Tannenbaum.
• Links and Resources of Interest to Hebrew Translators. [Includes Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and Aramaic Resources].
• World of Hebrew and Jewish Languages.
• SABRAnet® - Where Israel comes alive on the Internet.
• Torah.org Israel.
• The Jerusalem Mosaic.
• The Jewish Community of Hebron.
• Think Jewish. [Temporary; Under Major Revision].

• Jerusalem. From www.virtualjerusalem.com.
• Welcome to the Official Nazareth City Website.

• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• Tel Aviv University.
• University of Haifa.

• WWW-VL: History: Israel. From Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.
• HOMEWARD BOUND: An interactive experience through the Central Zionist Archives.
• The Jewish History Resource Center.
• The Balfour Declaration.
• Balfour Declaration 1917. From The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
• The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, May 14, 1948.
• Declaration of Israel's Independence 1948. From The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
• Welcome to SCROLLS FROM THE DEAD SEA The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship.
• Great Jubilee 2000.org. With links to Holy Places [Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mt. Tabor, Ramallah, Jericho, Cana, Jordan River, etc.].

• Russian Jewry Heritage Centre. Jerusalem, Israel.
• Circassians in Israel. From The Caucasus Foundation.
• Circassians in Israel. From Circassians Home Page.
• Who are the Eastern Ashkenazim? From The Khazaria Info Center—Khazars, Khazar, Khazarian.
  
  
• Armenian Students Organization - Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

• The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Former Palestine / Current Israel and the West Bank and Re-birthing State of Palestine (Palestinian Perspective)

• Palestinian National Authority.
• H.E. President Yasser Arafat.
• Palestinian Legislative Council.
• Welcome to Palestine General Delegation Home Page / Helsinki - Finland.
• The Palestinian Information Center.
• The Palestine Ministry Of Information.
  
  
• United Nations - Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories.

• Political Resources on the Net - The Palestinian National Authority.
• Palestine National Authority. From World Statesman.

• The Country of Palestine. From www.hejleh.com.
• Welcome to Palestine! - From www.palestine-net.com.
• Islamic Association for PALESTINE Home Page.

• Bethlehem My City, the City of Jesus Christ.
• The Bethlehem Association.
• Jaffa The Bride Of Palestine, Yafa.
• Jerusalemites.
• American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine.
• Ramallah - Palestine's Unique Resort. From www.ramallah-city.org.
• The Complete Guide to Palestine's Websites, In the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Including East Jerusalem. From Birzeit University.

• Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre. Your Window to the Arts and Culture of Palestine.
  
• Bethlehem University. Bethlehem, Palestine. A Catholic co-educational institution of higher learning founded in 1973 and open to students of all faith traditions.
• Birzeit University. Birzeit, Palestine.

• WWW-VL History: Palestine. From Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.
• Balfour Declaration 1917. From The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
• Great Jubilee 2000.org. With links to Holy Places [Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mt. Tabor, Ramallah, Jericho, Cana, Jordan River, etc].

• The Jerusalem Fund and The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine. From Palestinecenter.org. Their Links Page to Arabic and Palestinian Sites.
• American Committee on Jerusalem.

• Internet Resources on Hamas. [the Palestinian Islamist movement HAMAS].
• The Electronic Intifada - A Resource for Countering Myth, Distortion and Spin from the Israeli War Machine.
• Alaqsa Intifada.org.
• The Palestinian Rights Page.

Republic of Jordan or Jordanian sites

• HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH THE II BIN AL-HUSSEIN. - Speech From the Throne On The Opening of The 3rd Ordinary Session [of the Thirteenth Parliament].
• Office of His Majesty King Hussein I [1935-1999]. "This site is designed to be a living tribute to the legacy of King Hussein, the father of modern Jordan."
• H.M. Queen Noor of Jordan.
• His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan Bin Talal - The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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• The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
• The National Assembly - The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
• Central Bank of Jordan.
• Royal Jordanian Air Force (R J A F) Home Page.
• Jordan Tourism Board.
• Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Washington, DC. Their The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
• Jordan Tourism Board - North America.

• Governments on the WWW: Jordan.

• Jordan. From Middle East Studies Internet Resources.
• Jordan. From Al-Bawaba - The Middle East Gateway.
• Salaam and welcome to Jordan. Their Links to Jordan. From www.balgawi.com.
• Amman Financial Market.
• Images from Jordan. By Ehab.
• Jordan. From Al-Bawaba - The Middle East Gateway.

• Municipality of Greater Amman.

• [Tourist] Sites. From The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
• Amman University.

• WWW-VL History: Jordan. From Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.
• Jordan History. From Arab.net.

• Circassian Immigration to Jordan [From the Caucasus Mountains Region]. From The Caucasus Foundation.
• Circassians. From The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
• The People of Jordan - Bedouins - The Palestinians - The Circassians...
• Welcome to Adiga Web @ Jordan [Amman, Jordan].
• The Circassians in Jordan: A Bibliography - Prepared by Amjad Jaimoukha.
• Adigha On Line: Your Passport to the Circassian World.
• Welcome to Circassian Welfare - Amman Jordan.

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  See also here for other links related to Circassians in General and to the Republic of Adygeia of the Russian Federation.

Arab Republic of Egypt or Egyptian sites

• The Egyptian Presidency.
• The People's Assembly - Arab Republic of Egypt.
• Arab Republic of Egypt - Ministry of Foreign Trade.
• Egypt - Welcome to SIS - Egypt State Information Service.
• Egypt's Official Internet Site of The Ministry of Tourism.

• Governments on the WWW: Egypt.
• Political Resources on the Net - Arab Republic of Egypt.

• Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges.
• The Arab World Wide Web Directory. From Egyptian Art & Culture Page from www.arabinfoseek.com.
• Welcome - The Egyptian Castle.

• Cairo.
• Alexandria.
• The City of Alexandria, Egypt. From The Egyptian Tourist Authority.
• alexandria.2000.com.
• Sinai - The Great and Terrible Wilderness. From Linda and Paul's Home Page.

• The American University in Cairo.
• Cairo America College.

• WWW-VL History: Egypt. From WWW VL History Central Catalogue, European University Institute, Italy.
• WWW-VL: History: Ancient Egypt. From WWW-VL: History: Central Catalogue Abridged.
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Egyptology.
• History of Egypt. From Tour Egypt.
• Egypt. From Welcome to Ancient Mediterranean History!
• The History of Ancient Egypt.

• The Hellenic Community of Alexandria (EKA).

Republic of Iraq or Iraqi sites

Kurdistan or Kurd, Kurdish, or Kurdistani sites

Assyria or Assyrian or Chaldean or Syriac or Aramean sites (Modern Era)

Islamic Republic of Iran or Iranian sites

Islamic State of Afghanistan or Afghani sites