My previous post focused on politics, and this one will focus on the Middle East.

I swear I'm not turning this into a blog about political topics.

Instead of issues in the Middle East, this post will focus on memorizing the names and locations of all the Middle Eastern countries.

Back in January, I posted a series of videos about memorizing regions of the world, produced by YouTube user eveRide. Those videos covered Central America, South America, and Europe.

This past week, he uploaded a brand new video, focusing on the Middle East. Even though India isn't traditionally considered to be in the Middle East, it does serve as a good starting reference point from which to work.



The countries are unlabeled, and their borders can be hard to see in the above video, so below is a reference map that may be of help. Click the map to see a larger version.



From the videos, I gather the producer is a teacher, and tends to make these videos in the fall, presumably for the students. Personally, I enjoy these videos and the creativity used in developing these mnemonics. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on eveRide's channel, and bring you more as they become available.