Armenia Google Maps

Armenia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Armenia (AM). Explore satellite imagery of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Armenia (GPS: 40 00 N, 45 00 E) is located in Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan; note – Armenia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both. The country’s area measurements are total: 29,743 sq km; land: 28,203 sq km, water: 1,540 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Maryland. The total irrigated land is 2,740 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Armenia: Landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range.

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Azerbaijan Google Maps

Azerbaijan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Azerbaijan (AZ). Explore satellite imagery of Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Azerbaijan (GPS: 40 30 N, 47 30 E) located in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range. The country’s area measurements are total: 86,600 sq km; land: 82,629 sq km, water: 3,971 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Maine. The total irrigated land is 14,277 sq km (2012).

One of Azerbaijan’s essential features: Both the country’s central area and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked.

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Georgia Google Maps

Georgia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Georgia (GE). Explore satellite imagery of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Georgia (GPS: 42 00 N, 43 30 E) located in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe; note – Georgia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both. The country’s area measurements are total: 69,700 sq km; land: 69,700 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than South Carolina, slightly larger than West Virginia. The total irrigated land is 4,330 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Georgia: Strategically located east of the Black Sea. Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them. The world’s four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft. Reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft. Reached in 2018).

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Iran Google Maps

Iran

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Iran (IR). Explore satellite imagery of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Iran (GPS: 32 00 N, 53 00 E) is located in Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan. The country’s area measurements are total: 1,648,195 sq km; land: 1,531,595 sq km, water: 116,600 sq km. This sovereign state is almost 2.5 times the size of Texas, slightly smaller than Alaska. The total irrigated land is 95,530 sq km (2012).

One of Iran’s essential features: Strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport.

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Turkey Google Maps

Turkey

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Turkey (TR). Explore satellite imagery of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

Turkey (GPS: 39 00 N, 35 00 E) located in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. The country’s area measurements are total: 783,562 sq km; land: 769,632 sq km, water: 13,930 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Texas. The total irrigated land is 52,150 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Turkey: Strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link the Black and Aegean Seas. The 3% Turkish territory north of the Straits lies in Europe and goes by the names of European Turkey, Eastern Thrace, or Turkish Thrace. 97% of the country in Asia referred to as Anatolia. Istanbul, which straddles the Bosporus, is the only metropolis in the world located on two continents. Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah’s ark, is in the far eastern portion of the country.

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