Historic shapefiles

This subdataverse contains original shapefiles relating to the Arabic-speaking Middle East and North Africa produced by researchers at the University of Oxford's Middle East Centre.

These shapefiles recover geospatial information from publicly-available maps produced by both governmental and non-governmental cartographers. The focus is on capturing historic features that predate the availability of satellite imagery and open-source spatial data. These include economic, political, and demographic features at varying scales, e.g., historic national borders, internal administrative boundaries, building locations, etc.

For more information on shapefile attributes, the georeferencing process, and how to cite the data, see: https://osf.io/nfeh4/.

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Saudi Arabia neutral zones 1991 Mar 19, 2024 Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Saudi Arabia neutral zones 1991", https://doi.org/10.25825/FK2/KEGFGJ, Arab Council for the Social Sciences Polygon shapefiles recording former Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone, the de facto Iraq/Saudi boundary as shown on official Iraqi and Saudi maps (alignment approximate), and the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone. This Dataset is harvested from our partners. Clicking the link will take you directly to the archival source of the data.
Egypt administrative boundaries 1967 Mar 19, 2024 Ketchley, Neil, 2024, "Egypt administrative boundaries 1967", https://doi.org/10.25825/FK2/P7RB7N, Arab Council for the Social Sciences Polygon shapefile showing Egyptian governorate boundaries (adm1) for 1967 This Dataset is harvested from our partners. Clicking the link will take you directly to the archival source of the data.
Egypt demilitarized zone 1976 Mar 19, 2024 Ketchley, Neil, 2024, "Egypt demilitarized zone 1976", https://doi.org/10.25825/FK2/NVAZX0, Arab Council for the Social Sciences Shapefiles show the extent of the demiliterized buffer zone established in the Sinai following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The “Line E” line shapefile marks the western edge of the buffer zone marking the Israeli front line according to the Agreement of Disengagement of Forces 1/1974. The “Line J” line shapefile is the eastern edge of the zone and m... This Dataset is harvested from our partners. Clicking the link will take you directly to the archival source of the data.
Kuwait transportation infrastructure 1991 Mar 19, 2024 Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Kuwait transportation infrastructure 1991", https://doi.org/10.25825/FK2/U4FJPI, Arab Council for the Social Sciences Shapefiles showing Kuwait transportation network for 1991 This Dataset is harvested from our partners. Clicking the link will take you directly to the archival source of the data.
Oil and gas infrastructure 1963 Mar 19, 2024 Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Oil and gas infrastructure 1963", https://doi.org/10.25825/FK2/90UCEJ, Arab Council for the Social Sciences Shapefiles showing locations and boundaries of oil-producing regions; exploration and production wells; locations and boundaries of natural gas-producing areas; pipelines for transporting oil and gas; refineries. This Dataset is harvested from our partners. Clicking the link will take you directly to the archival source of the data.
Egypt transportation infrastructure 1988 Mar 19, 2024 Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Egypt transportation infrastructure 1988", https://doi.org/10.25825/FK2/TBSNYO, Arab Council for the Social Sciences Shapefiles showing Egyptian transportation network for 1988 This Dataset is harvested from our partners. Clicking the link will take you directly to the archival source of the data.
Palestine administrative boundaries 1896 Jan 15, 2024 Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Palestine administrative boundaries 1896", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YOHIFN, Harvard Dataverse, V1 Polygon shapefiles showing kaza, sanjak, and vilayet boundaries in Palestine, 1896.
Syria and Lebanon administrative boundaries 1926 Jan 15, 2024 Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Syria and Lebanon administrative boundaries 1926", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ZDC06B, Harvard Dataverse, V1 Polygon shapefiles showing kaza, sandjak and district boundaries, state borders, Western limit of the nomadic zone, 1926.
Palestine and Syria geopolitical boundaries Sykes-Picot 1916 Jan 15, 2024 Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Palestine and Syria geopolitical boundaries Sykes-Picot 1916", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5YG80U, Harvard Dataverse, V1 Shapefiles marking proposed Russian, Italian, French, and British spheres of influence; international frontiers; independent Arab states within French and British spheres; boundary of Mandate Palestine.
Palestine administrative boundaries 1843 Jan 15, 2024 Ketchley, Neil, 2024, "Palestine administrative boundaries 1843", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/W8E24J, Harvard Dataverse, V1 Polygon shapefile showing Ottoman administrative divisions in Palestine and the Hauran region, 1843.

Saudi Arabia neutral zones 1991

Mar 19, 2024

Nejjar, Sawsene, 2024, "Saudi Arabia neutral zones 1991", https://doi.org/10.25825/FK2/KEGFGJ, Arab Council for the Social Sciences

Polygon shapefiles recording former Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone, the de facto Iraq/Saudi boundary as shown on official Iraqi and Saudi maps (alignment approximate), and the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone.