National Atlases
Afghanistan’s atlas publications include books issued by the Sahab Geographic & Drafting Institute in 1973, GEOKART in 1985, and Scientia Bonnensis in 2014. The 2014 national atlas grew out of long-standing cooperation between German and Afghan geographers. Its thematic maps and explanatory texts cover the country’s physical environment and social and economic conditions; reviewers also describe the difficulties of compiling it with incomplete, unreliable or outdated data.
General Atlas of Afghanistan was published in English in 1973 by the Sahab Geographic & Drafting Institute. The supplied bibliographic record identifies it as a printed book but provides no further details about its editors or contents.
National Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was published in English in 1985 by the Organization for Surveying & Cartography GEOKART. The supplied record identifies a printed atlas; no accompanying text documents its editorial organization, thematic coverage or relationship to earlier publications.
Edited by Andreas Dittmann, National Atlas of Afghanistan was published in English by Scientia Bonnensis in 2014 following long-standing German-Afghan geographical cooperation. Reviews published in 2015 describe 43 large-format map pages with explanatory texts, arranged in six sections: natural conditions, economy and agriculture, public services, culture and history, human dimensions, and major cities. Jörg Stadelbauer reports that satellite imagery analysis and field surveys helped address gaps in incomplete and unreliable data. Eckart Ehlers praises the cartographic quality and synthesis of information while noting some outdated data and incomplete references.
Jörg Stadelbauer
Eckart Ehlers
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