Order Code RS21396
Updated October 6, 2003
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Iraq: Map Sources
Marilyn L. Nelson
Information Research Specialist
Information Research Division
Summary
This report identifies selected Web sites for maps of Iraq. Selected government,
library, and organizational Web site addresses are provided. Maps of the Middle East,
Iraq, Facilities Used by U.S. Forces in the Gulf, and USG Humanitarian Assistance and
Reconstruction Activities in Iraq are also provided. This report will be updated as
needed.
Map Sources
Basic static maps of Iraq and the Middle East region are provided below. Map
resources are arranged in order of approximate usefulness, and resources are subject to
change.
ReliefWeb
[http://www.reliefweb.int/w/map.nsf/Emergency?OpenForm&Query=Iraq]
The ReliefWeb site is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and offers information and maps on areas of the world
requiring humanitarian relief. Maps of Iraq located on this Web site include “USG
Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction Activities in Iraq,” “UN Security Situational
Map,” and other maps of general interest.
HIC Humanitarian Information Center for Iraq: Security Maps
[http://www.hiciraq.org/mapcentre/catalogue/index.asp]
These U.N. maps are arranged according to several themes including administrative,
demographics, food, fuel, energy, water, and several additional subjects. “The boundaries
and names shown and the designations used on the maps do not imply official
endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.”
Conflict with Iraq: Key Maps
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_iraq_key_maps/html/]
This Web site is a product of the BBC. Key maps are presented on “Bagdad from
the air,” “Mass grave sites,” “Campaign overview,” “Iraqi oilfields,” and “Presidential
sites.”
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

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Special Report: War in Iraq
[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/maps/index.html]
This CNN Web site offers many maps on Iraq, to include weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) sites, Iraqi military, political, terrain, population, oil fields, regional,
palaces, and the U.S. and coalition forces.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection: Iraq Maps
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html]
The University of Texas Web site offers a variety of maps, including many maps
from the Central Intelligence Agency. It also has many historical maps and provides links
to Iraq maps on other Web sites.
Central Intelligence Agency Maps
[http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/mapspub/80.shtml]
The CIA creates maps of various parts of the world and has started to make some
available for viewing on the Internet. Purchase information is provided at this site. For
the best selection of CIA maps, visit the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection site
above.
Library of Congress Geography and Map Reading Room Online Map Collections
A limited selection of CIA maps are found at the Geography and Map collections
Web site. These are historical collections covering the years 1500-1999. The division’s
Places in the News [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/plnews.html#map2] site
features a limited number of Iraq maps.
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
NIMA has produced unclassified maps of Iraq, Baghdad, and the Middle East. These
are very large graphics, and they download slowly. They can be viewed at
[http://www.nima.mil/ocrn/nima/srg/index.html]. Printed copies of the maps are
available through U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by calling 1-888-ASK-USGS.
National Geographic Map Machine
[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps]
This Web site offers “printer friendly maps” of many countries and provides a wide
variety of geographic information on the nations of the world.

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Map of Iraq

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Map of Middle East

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Facilities Used by U.S. Forces in the Gulf

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This map shows humanitarian assistance and reconstruction activities in Iraq. A clearer
image of the map is available at [http://www.Reliefweb.int], click on Iraq, then Maps (in
blue), then USG Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction activities in Iraq.

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