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Interactive graphic shows how the map of the Middle East was redrawn.
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New borders of Middle East

July 28, 2014 - Constructed from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War, today’s map of the Middle East resulted from the Great Game -- the 19th century strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia.

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PUBLISHED: 11/07/2014; STORY: Graphic News
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