The Middle East map from 1500 until 2024 😮🌎

I picked 1500 as a starter point arbitrary as I did not want to put too many pictures in this post.


1500:


1550 :



1600


1700:




1750:

1800:/b]

[b]1814:

1818:




1830:


1860:

1870:

1910:

1920:

1930:

1940:

1970:


2024:






Meaning of brackets ;
(Por)= under Portuguese empire
(Spa)= under Spanish empire
(brit) = under British empire
(Far)= under French empire