Middle East Map Wwi
The combatants were on one side the ottoman empire including kurds and some arab tribes with some assistance from the other central powers.
Middle east map wwi. Hmas sydney and sms emden. Then two more years of war reshaped it and set in motion much of the. World war i also transformed the middle east. The ottoman empire.
The ottoman empire sided with germany and austria in world war 1 1914 8 and afterwards was broken up amongst the nations of turkey syria lebanon jordan iraq and saudi arabia. Diaries and letters 1914 1919 toggle dropdown. The decades since 1914 have been ones of great change for the middle east. Geography of the middle east.
And on the other side the british with the help of jews greeks assyrians and the majority of the arabs along with indians under its empire the russians with the help of armenians and the french from among the allied powers there were five main. The middle eastern theatre of world war i saw action between 29 october 1914 and 30 october 1918. The first world war and the treaties in the middle east 1918 1920. Maps of the western front middle east campaign.
The ottoman empire 1914 1918 image credit. Middle east before and after world war i settlements. Iraq became independent in 1933. Average temperatures during the summer usually rest at around 120 degrees fahrenheit 49 degrees celsius while the winters are somewhat milder.
Maps of gallipoli western front toggle dropdown. What is happening in middle east in 1960ce. How the first world war shaped the borders of the middle east first the sykes picot line drew the map of the region. Middle east 1914.
World war one would finally sound the death knell for the ottoman empire changing the map of the middle east forever. Weather in this climate is very high during the summer and can reach dangerous levels with parts of iraq and iran having recorded feel like temperatures of over 160 degrees fahrenheit 71 degrees celsius. Even during the war britain and france were positioning themselves to pick up the ottomans spoils in the region and afterwards the two countries were given mandates to administer the levant. Animated maps from the website the map as history these maps are talking maps were they explain and show you on an animated map.
How we acquired our wwi diaries and letters. The middle east at the beginning of 20th century. By the time egypt was made a british protectorate in 1914 cairo had become the centre of british power in the middle east. Last viewed saturday 4th february 2012.
In 1916 french diplomat francois georges picot and his british counterpart sir mark sykes drew up a map dividing the ottoman empire s middle. The majority of the middle east region is characterized by a warm desert climate. After world war 2. World war i and australia middle east campaign search this guide search.
The areas of modern day lebanon and syria went to france. All except turkey and saudi arabia were at first under british or french control. Mediterranean lands at the time of the crusades droysens allgemeiner historischer handatlas 1886 ottoman empire joaquin de salas vara del rey middle east 1906 1920 joaquin de salas vara del rey ottoman levant syria aleppo beirut etc before 1914. After world war i.