Tehran Underground map from the Gitashenasi Institute showing an overview plan of the city with five underground lines. Sections of routes & station symbols indicate whether already completed or under construction. Names of main streets & of most districts are given in both Farsi & Latin alphabet. Map legend is in Farsi & English. ...

A wry & humorous account of Nahal Tajadod`s quest to get her Iranian passport renewed. She embarks on a bizarre & circuitous journey, meeting a colourful cast of characters along the way: two photographers who specialise in Islamic portraits, a forensic surgeon who trades in human organs & a grandmother who offers a live chicken to an implacable official. TEHRAN, LIPSTICK & LOOPHOLES is a fascinating look at the constraints & contradictions of contemporary life in Tehran from the author`s unique standpoint of being both a native of Iran & a foreigner. ...

Teide National Park on Tenerife at 1:25, 000 on a contoured & GPS compatible map from IGN/CNIG with cartography from their topographic survey of Spain. The map is accompanied by a 79-page English language guide with descriptions of walks, contact details for recommended accommodation, etc. The map has contours at 10m intervals enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring & graphics to show different types of vegetation. Hiking trails are highlighted, indicating routes which are described in the guide. A wide range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including different types of accommodation (campsites, refuges, etc), sites for other recreational pursuits, bird watching locations, etc. The map has a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. The accompanying guide is in English & describes 35 walks within the park, plus more trails outside the park boundary. Also included are suggestions for other recreational activities. The guide provides phone numbers for various accommodation options, general notes about the area, etc. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Teijo area at 1:25, 000 on a double-sided map in a series of beautiful & informative maps covering Finland’s most popular outdoor leisure areas with cartography from Karttakeskus, the country’s topographic survey. Maps in this series have excellent use of colours, shading & symbols to provide a very detailed picture of the terrain & vegetation. Extensive overprint highlights routes for hiking, and/or other outdoor pursuits, a wide variety of accommodation, from hotels & holiday villages to Lapland tepees, food & fuel supplies, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude. Map legends include English. ...

Clear, indexed street plan of Tel Aviv, with an enlargement of the city centre & the Old Town of Jaffa, plus lots of tourist information on the reverse. All place names are in Roman alphabet & all the text is in English. The main plan extends north to the motorway ring road & south to Yafo/ Jaffa. Colour coding indicates different types of facilities: culture & education, shopping & commerce, sport & leisure, etc. One way streets, traffic lights & locations of petrol stations & car parks are marked. On longer street, selected house numbers are shown to help locate addresses. Symbols highlight places of interest including hotels & youth hostels, religious buildings of various denominations, police stations & first aid points, etc. An enlargement presents the city centre in greater detail. On the reverse the map has a street index & an extensive guide to the city with descriptions of various sites & museums, a list of festivals & annual events, recommendations for hotels, restaurants, bars, etc. Also included is an enlargement of the Old Town of Jaffa. ...

Tel Aviv & Yafo at 1:14, 000 from Carta, with an enlargement for the Old Town of Jaffa, plus an extensive index of streets, neighbourhoods, & various institutions. The plan extends northwards well beyond the Hayarkon (Yarqon) River & the Tel Aviv University to the academic sites of Kiryat Hinuch & the Kiryat Sha ...

Jerusalem & Tel Aviv on two indexed street plans from New Holland in their Globetrotter series, with enlargements for the Old City & Old Jaffa, plus on the reverse a road map of the central part of Israel. On one side are the street plans. The plan of Jerusalem at 1:14, 000 extends from Mt Scopus & the Hebrew University to Mount Herzl & Yad Vashem. Main museums, public buildings & other places of interest are highlighted, as well as locations of several hotels. The plan provides names of selected streets & does not include some smaller passages & alleyways. The enlargement for the Old City, although large & at 1:4, 000, gives only the outlines of main routes across this densely built up area, without indicating access to the churches & other shrines shown on it. Along the Via Dolorosa Stations of the Cross are marked. Tel Aviv is covered on at 1:14, 700 with similar presentation as the Jerusalem map. Coverage extends from the Diaspora Museum to Old Jaffa, which is also shown on an enlargement at 1:6, 000. Both main street plans are indexed. On the reverse is an indexed road map of central Israel at 1:390, 000, from the northern boundary of the West Bank to the southern tip of the Dead Sea. The map shows the network of main roads, with railway lines also marked. Various places of interest are highlighted. Current political situation in this region is indicated by showing the whole of the West Bank, enclosed by a very approximate boundary & without Jerusalem, as a Palestinian Territory. The separation wall is not marked. Gaza Strip is similarly presented. ...

Tel Aviv & Jerusalem in New Holland’s Globetrotter Travel Guide series, comprising a range of practical & accessible guides to a number of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Globetrotter guides incorporate essential information in an easy-to-carry & easy-to-reference format. They provide visitors with an introduction highlighting the country’s ‘must see’ areas, allowing readers to make the most of their time away. Presented in a paperback PVC format, each guide in the series provides vital tips for visitors &

Includes:: information on the best places to stay, eat & shop, star-rated top attractions, detailed regional profiles & recommendations of the best tours & excursions. Individual titles also have a separate, pull-out overview map in the rear pocket of the guide that serves as a companion to the book itself. An introductory section profiles the destination with details of the l&, a brief history, government & economy & the people. Every chapter is summarised in the ‘ At-a-Glance’ sections at the end of each chapter. There is also a Travel Tips section at the back of each guide providing practical guidance & information on tourist information services, entry requirements, customs, health requirements, getting there, what to pack, money matters, accommodation, transport, business hours, time difference, electricity, health precautions, useful phrases, personal safety, emergencies, etiquette & tipping.

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Index street plan of Tel Aviv from the Israeli national survey organization. The plan covers the city from Sede Dov Airport & the southern part of the University in the north to Yafo (Jaffa) in the south, & east to Givatayim & Ramat Gan (Bnei Brak is not included). All place names are in Roman alphabet only & the legend is in English. On the reverse, the index of place names also

Includes:: listings of airline offices, embassies, hotels & various institutions.

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One of the titles in a series of maps from the Israeli Survey, in Hebrew
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