States of Middle East and North Africa

434 states with a page of their own, in order of founding, from 4001 – 30 BCE to 2008 – 2011.

Ancient Egypt 4001 – 30 BCE
Larsa 4001 – 101 BCE
Anshan Persia 4000 BCE – 675 CE
History of Sumer 3400 – 1761 BCE
First Dynasty of Egypt 3150 – 2890 BCE
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt 3100 – 2686 BCE
Mari 2901 – 1759 BCE
Second Dynasty of Egypt 2890 – 2686 BCE
Old Kingdom of Egypt 2707 – 2216 BCE
Elam 2700 – 539 BCE
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt 2613 – 2498 BCE
Lagash 2501 – 2001 BCE
Phoenicia 2500 – 64 BCE
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt 2498 – 2345 BCE
Sixth Dynasty of Egypt 2345 – 2181 BCE
Akkadian Empire 2270 – 2154 BCE
First Intermediate Period of Egypt 2181 – 2055 BCE
Kingdom of Kush 2180 BCE – 350 CE
Eighth Dynasty of Egypt 2171 – 2160 BCE
Ninth Dynasty of Egypt 2160 – 2050 BCE
Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt 2150 – 1991 BCE
Third Dynasty of Ur 2112 – 2004 BCE
Gutian rule in Mesopotamia 2100 – 2001 BCE
Middle Kingdom of Egypt 2040 – 1782 BCE
Assyria 2025 – 609 BCE
Yamhad 2004 – 1595 BCE
Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt 1991 – 1802 BCE
Babylonia 1901 – 539 BCE
Babylon 1894 BCE – 1 CE
Old Babylonian Empire 1830 – 1750 BCE
Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt 1801 – 1701 BCE
Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt 1650 – 1550 BCE
Mitanni 1650 – 1260 BCE
Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt 1650 – 1580 BCE
Wilusa 1601 – 1301 BCE
Hittites 1600 – 1151 BCE
Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt 1580 – 1550 BCE
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt 1550 – 1295 BCE
New Kingdom of Egypt 1550 – 1070 BCE
Middle Assyrian Empire 1363 – 912 BCE
Edom 1301 – 533 BCE
Moab 1301 – 400 BCE
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt 1292 – 1189 BCE
Aram-Damascus 1201 – 734 BCE
Neo-Hittite states 1201 – 701 BCE
Lydia 1200 – 546 BCE
Sabaeans 1200 BCE – 275 CE
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt 1189 – 1077 BCE
Philistia 1175 – 604 BCE
Salamis 1101 BCE – 117 CE
Soli 1101 – 58 BCE
Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt 1077 – 943 BCE
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) 1050 – 930 BCE
Ammon 1030 – 110 BCE
Sheba 1000 BCE – 275 CE
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt 945 – 715 BCE
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) 930 – 720 BCE
Kingdom of Judah 930 – 586 BCE
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 – 609 BCE
Phrygia 900 – 676 BCE
Urartu 861 – 590 BCE
Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt 818 – 715 BCE
Ancient Carthage 814 – 146 BCE
Qataban 801 BCE – 150 CE
Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt 727 – 715 BCE
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt 715 – 656 BCE
Median kingdom 678 – 550 BCE
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt 664 – 525 BCE
Neo-Babylonian Empire 626 – 539 BCE
Kingdom of Armenia 553 BCE – 428 CE
Achaemenid Empire 550 – 330 BCE
Persian Empire 550 BCE – 1979 CE
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt 525 – 404 BCE
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt 404 – 399 BCE
Kingdom of Aksum 401 BCE – 960 CE
Nabataean Kingdom 401 BCE – 106 CE
Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt 398 – 378 BCE
Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt 380 – 343 BCE
Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt 343 – 332 BCE
Cyrenaica 331 – 92 BCE
Atropatene 323 BCE – 226 CE
Laomedon of Mytilene 323 – 319 BCE
Lysimachus 323 – 282 BCE
Kingdom of Cappadocia 321 BCE – 17 CE
Seleucid Empire 312 – 63 BCE
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 – 30 BCE
Mauretania 301 BCE – 698 CE
Kingdom of Iberia 299 BCE – 580 CE
Bithynia 297 – 74 BCE
Attalid dynasty 282 – 133 BCE
Kingdom of Pergamon 282 – 133 BCE
Kingdom of Pontus 281 BCE – 62 CE
Galatia 279 – 26 BCE
Paphlagonia 279 – 127 BCE
Arsacid dynasty 247 BCE
Parthian Empire 247 BCE – 224 CE
Kingdom of Numidia 202 – 46 BCE
Kingdom of Sophene 202 – 94 BCE
Artaxiad dynasty 189 – 12 BCE
Rhodes 188 BCE – 1249 CE
Nabataeans 164 BCE – 105 CE
Kingdom of Commagene 163 BCE – 72 CE
Elymais 147 BCE – 224 CE
Characene 141 BCE – 222 CE
Hasmonean Judea 140 – 37 BCE
Osroene 132 BCE – 214 CE
Himyar 110 BCE – 525 CE
Adiabene 63 BCE – 370 CE
Herodian kingdom 37 – 4 BCE
Herodian tetrarchy 4 BCE – 44 CE
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia 66 – 428
Ghana Empire 100 – 1200
Ghassanids 220 – 638
Sasanian Empire 224 – 651
Lakhmid kingdom 268 – 602
Palmyrene Empire 270 – 273
Byzantine Empire 285 – 1453
Nobatia 400 – 650
Shirvan 400 – 1539
Mauro-Roman Kingdom 429 – 578
Vandal Kingdom 435 – 534
Kingdom of the Aurès 484 – 703
Kingdom of Makuria 500 – 1518
Kingdom of Altava 578 – 700
Principality of Iberia 588 – 888
Alodia 600 – 1504
First Islamic state 622 – 632
Rashidun Caliphate 632 – 661
Dabuyid dynasty 642 – 760
Umayyad Caliphate 661 – 750
Baduspanids 665 – 1598
Ifriqiya 703 – 1705
Emirate of Nekor 710 – 1019
Barghawata 744 – 1058
Abbasid Caliphate 750 – 1258
Imamate of Oman 751 – 1970
Kharijites 751 – 762
Umayyad state of Córdoba 756 – 929
Rustamid dynasty 777 – 909
Idrisid dynasty 788 – 974
Aghlabid dynasty 800 – 909
Tahirid dynasty 821 – 873
Shirvanshahs 861 – 1538
Alid dynasties of northern Iran 864 – 928
Tulunids 868 – 905
Bagratid Armenia 884 – 1045
Kingdom of the Iberians 888 – 1008
Sajid dynasty 889 – 929
Hamdanid dynasty 890 – 1004
Qarmatians 899 – 1071
Zagwe dynasty 900 – 1270
Kingdom of Vaspurakan 908 – 1021
Fatimid Caliphate 909 – 1171
Caliphate of Córdoba 929 – 1031
Ziyarid dynasty 930 – 1090
Buyid dynasty 934 – 1062
Ikhshidid dynasty 935 – 969
Sallarid dynasty 941 – 981
Sharifate of Mecca 968 – 1925
Zirid dynasty 972 – 1148
Kingdom of Kano 999 – 1349
Kakuyids 1008 – 1141
Taifa of Almería 1010 – 1147
Taifa of Arcos 1011 – 1145
Taifa of Murcia 1011 – 1266
Taifa of Carmona 1013 – 1150
Taifa of Granada 1013 – 1090
Hammadid dynasty 1014 – 1152
Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve 1018 – 1051
Taifa of Niebla 1023 – 1053
Taifa of Seville 1023 – 1091
Mirdasid dynasty 1024 – 1080
Taifa of Málaga 1026 – 1239
Taifa of Silves 1027 – 1063
Taifa of Córdoba 1031 – 1070
Taifa of Algeciras 1035 – 1058
Seljuk Empire 1037 – 1194
Almoravid dynasty 1040 – 1147
Sulayhid dynasty 1047 – 1138
Taifa of Ceuta 1061 – 1084
Najahid dynasty 1066 – 1168
Danishmendids 1071 – 1178
Uyunid Emirate 1076 – 1238
Anushtegin dynasty 1077 – 1260
Khwarazmian Empire 1077 – 1231
Sultanate of Rum 1077 – 1307
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 1080 – 1375
Komnenos 1081 – 1185
Zurayid dynasty 1085 – 1176
Nizari Ismaili state 1090 – 1256
County of Edessa 1098 – 1150
Principality of Antioch 1098 – 1268
Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099 – 1291
Principality of Galilee 1099 – 1187
Gobir 1100 – 1808
Kanem–Bornu Empire 1100 – 1900
Artuqids 1102 – 1409
County of Tripoli 1102 – 1289
Lordship of Gibeletto 1109 – 1302
Almohad Caliphate 1121 – 1269
Almohads 1121 – 1269
Zengid dynasty 1127 – 1250
Eldiguzids 1136 – 1225
Kingdom of Africa 1146 – 1160
Salghurids 1148 – 1282
Ayyubid dynasty 1171 – 1341
Kingdom of Cyprus 1192 – 1489
Sosso Empire 1200 – 1300
Empire of Nicaea 1204 – 1261
Empire of Trebizond 1204 – 1461
Latin Empire 1204 – 1261
Chobanids (beylik) 1211 – 1309
Marinid dynasty 1215 – 1465
Hafsid dynasty 1229 – 1574
Rasulid dynasty 1229 – 1454
Nasrid dynasty 1230 – 1492
Kingdom of Tlemcen 1235 – 1556
Kingdom of Córdoba 1236 – 1833
Zayyanid dynasty 1236 – 1556
Emirate of Granada 1238 – 1492
Kingdom of the Algarve 1242 – 1910
Kart dynasty 1244 – 1381
Kingdom of Jaén 1246 – 1833
Kingdom of Seville 1248 – 1833
Bahri Mamluks 1250 – 1382
Karamanids 1250 – 1487
Mamluk Sultanate 1250 – 1517
Ilkhanate 1256 – 1335
Menteshe 1261 – 1425
Samtskhe-Saatabago 1268 – 1628
Ethiopian Empire 1270 – 1975
Solomonic dynasty 1270
Emirate of Erzincan 1279 – 1410
Hamidids 1280 – 1391
Candar dynasty 1291 – 1461
Karasids 1297 – 1361
Ottoman dynasty 1299
Aydinids 1300 – 1426
Germiyanids 1300 – 1429
Ottoman Empire 1302 – 1922
Lordship of Chios 1304 – 1329
Sarukhanids 1313 – 1412
Muzaffarids (Iran) 1314 – 1393
Beylik of Teke 1321 – 1423
Eretnid dynasty 1335 – 1381
Jalayirid Sultanate 1335 – 1432
Beylik of Dulkadir 1337 – 1522
Sarbadars 1337 – 1381
Jolof Empire 1350 – 1549
Ramadanid Emirate 1352 – 1608
Timurid Empire 1370 – 1507
Qara Qoyunlu 1375 – 1468
Aq Qoyunlu 1378 – 1508
Burji Mamluks 1382
Bornu Empire 1387 – 1893
Ardalan 1400 – 1867
Jabrids 1417 – 1526
Mahra Sultanate 1432 – 1967
Sheikhdom of Diriyah 1446 – 1744
Songhai Empire 1464 – 1591
Kingdom of Kakheti 1465 – 1762
Kingdom of Kartli 1466 – 1762
Portuguese Tangier 1471 – 1661
Wattasid dynasty 1472 – 1554
Portuguese Guinea 1474 – 1974
Empire of Great Fulo 1490 – 1776
Principality of Guria 1490 – 1829
Kingdom of Granada 1492 – 1833
Saloum 1494 – 1969
Safavid dynasty 1501 – 1736
Safavid Iran 1501 – 1736
Funj Sultanate 1505 – 1821
Alawi Sultanate 1510 – 1912
Khanate of Khiva 1511 – 1920
Regency of Algiers 1516 – 1830
Ottoman Egypt 1517 – 1867
Cayor 1549 – 1879
Morocco 1549 – present
Saadi Sultanate 1549 – 1659
Sultanate of Darfur 1603 – 1916
Ya'rubids 1626 – 1743
Republic of Salé 1627 – 1668
Wadai Sultanate 1635 – 1909
Rassid dynasty 1636 – 1802
Alawi dynasty 1666
Bani Khalid Emirate 1669 – 1796
Emirate of Beihan 1680 – 1967
Quba Khanate 1680 – 1810
Mamluk dynasty of Iraq 1704 – 1831
Beylik of Tunis 1705 – 1881
Ségou Empire 1712 – 1861
Karamanli dynasty 1713 – 1839
Baku Khanate 1735 – 1806
Afsharid dynasty 1736 – 1796
Afsharid Iran 1736 – 1796
Alawi Sheikhdom 1743 – 1967
Shaki Khanate 1743 – 1819
First Saudi state 1744 – 1818
House of Saud 1744
Ganja Khanate 1747 – 1805
Talysh Khanate 1747 – 1828
Zand Iran 1751 – 1794
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti 1762 – 1801
House of Khalifa 1783 – 1894
Qajar dynasty 1785 – 1925
Qajar Iran 1789 – 1925
Aqrabi 1800 – 1967
Herat State 1800 – 1900
Sokoto Caliphate 1804 – 1903
Imams of Yemen 1814 – 1872
Second Saudi state 1818 – 1891
Caliphate of Hamdullahi 1819 – 1862
Muscat and Oman 1820 – 1970
Trucial States 1820 – 1971
Wahidi Balhaf 1830 – 1967
French Algeria 1832 – 1962
Rashidi dynasty 1834 – 1921
Emirate of Jabal Shammar 1836 – 1921
Tukulor Empire 1836 – 1893
Qu'aiti Sultanate 1858 – 1967
Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate 1861 – 1918
Ottoman Tripolitania 1864 – 1911
Khedivate of Egypt 1867 – 1914
Qatar 1870 – present
British Cyprus 1878 – 1960
French protectorate of Tunisia 1881 – 1956
Italian Empire 1882 – 1960
Spanish Sahara 1884 – 1976
Mahdist State 1885 – 1899
Italian Eritrea 1890 – 1936
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1899 – 1956
Emirate of Kuwait 1899 – 1961
Emirate of Nejd and Hasa 1902 – 1921
Third Saudi state 1902 – 1935
Emirate of Asir 1906 – 1934
Sultanate of Egypt 1914 – 1922
Kingdom of Hejaz 1916 – 1926
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 1918 – 1920
Democratic Republic of Georgia 1918 – 1921
First Republic of Armenia 1918 – 1920
Kingdom of Yemen 1918 – 1970
Kurdish state (1918–1919) 1918 – 1919
Republic of Aras 1918 – 1919
Transcaspian Government 1918 – 1920
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918
Tripolitanian Republic 1918 – 1922
Mughan Soviet Republic 1919
Arab Kingdom of Syria 1920
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 1920 – 1991
Azadistan 1920
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic 1920 – 1991
Khorezm People's Soviet Republic 1920 – 1924
Mandatory Iraq 1920 – 1932
Syria 1920 – present
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic 1921 – 1991
Kingdom of Iraq 1921 – 1958
Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 1921 – 1990
Republic of the Rif 1921 – 1926
Alawite State 1922 – 1936
Kingdom of Egypt 1922 – 1953
Syrian Federation 1922 – 1925
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic 1922 – 1936
Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon 1923 – 1946
Turkey 1923 – present
Tangier International Zone 1924 – 1956
Pahlavi dynasty 1925 – 1979
Pahlavi Iran 1925 – 1979
State of Syria 1925 – 1930
Republic of Ararat 1927 – 1930
First Syrian Republic 1930 – 1950
Second Syrian Republic 1930 – 1958
Iraq 1932 – present
Saudi Arabia 1932 – present
Aden Colony 1937 – 1963
Hatay State 1938 – 1939
Lebanon 1943 – present
Jordan 1946 – present
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region 1947 – 2024
Israel 1948 – present
Kingdom of Libya 1951 – 1969
Libya 1951 – present
Egypt 1953 – present
Kingdom of Tunisia 1956 – 1957
Republic of Egypt 1956 – 1958
Republic of the Sudan 1956 – 1969
Sudan 1956 – present
Tunisia 1957 – present
Arab Federation 1958
First Republic of Iraq 1958 – 1968
Republic of Upper Volta 1958 – 1984
United Arab Republic 1958 – 1971
United Arab States 1958 – 1961
Mali Federation 1959 – 1960
Burkina Faso 1960 – present
Chad 1960 – present
Cyprus 1960 – present
Mali 1960 – present
Mauritania 1960 – present
Niger 1960 – present
Senegal 1960 – present
Algeria 1962 – present
Yemen Arab Republic 1962 – 1990
Ba'athist Syria 1963 – 2024
The Gambia (1965–1970) 1965 – 1970
South Yemen 1967 – 1990
Ba'athist Iraq 1968 – 2003
Democratic Republic of the Sudan 1969 – 1985
Libyan Arab Republic 1969 – 1977
Oman 1970 – present
The Gambia 1970 – present
State of Bahrain 1971 – 2002
United Arab Emirates 1971 – present
Guinea-Bissau 1974 – present
People's Republic of Mozambique 1975 – 1990
Turkish Federated State of Cyprus 1975 – 1983
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1977 – 2011
Iran 1979 – present
Zimbabwe Rhodesia 1979
Senegambia Confederation 1982 – 1989
Northern Cyprus 1983 – present
Palestine 1988 – present
Yemen 1990 – present
Armenia 1991 – present
Azerbaijan 1991 – present
Kuwait 1991 – present
Republic of Artsakh 1991 – 2023
Turkmenistan 1991 – present
Eritrea 1993 – present
Democratic Republic of Yemen 1994
Bahrain 2002 – present
Coalition Provisional Authority 2003 – 2004
Southern Sudan Autonomous Region 2005 – 2011
Gaza Strip under Hamas 2007 – present
6th of October Governorate 2008 – 2011