International Travel Maps edition. There are many different interpretations to defining Middle East. Some may hear the name and immediately think of political conflicts. Others may define certain countries in the Middle East to have the highest GDP per capita. Some may even recognize the earliest civilizations in history were established in the Middle East. For personal, political, and historical reasons, Middle East is difficult to be precisely defined. In geographic terms, here is our attempt to display to you some important parts of the Middle East. We are proud to present to you our very first edition of our Middle East Atlas. Countries included in this Atlas are: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, U.A.E, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.