The Best Middle East Documentaries

Travel & Places - 5 free documentaries about the middle east.

Start with Traveling Iran by train (42 min, DW Documentary), then The Ultra-Rich Kingdom the World Doesn't Understand (54 min, ENDEVR). All 5 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the middle east is Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger.

• Traveling Iran by train (42 min, DW Documentary)
• The Ultra-Rich Kingdom the World Doesn't Understand | Inside Qatar (54 min, ENDEVR)
• Persian Magic: Inside The Forbidden Temples Of Iran (51 min, Wonder)
• The Last Volcanic Cave Village | Habitats of the World: Iran (25 min, Free Documentary)
• Social media favorite Cappadocia - A wonderland in peril? (28 min, DW Documentary)

Top-Rated Books About The Middle East

1. Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger - View on Amazon
2. From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
3. Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence - View on Amazon
4. Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʻajāʾib al-asfār by Ibn Batuta - View on Amazon
5. A history of the modern Middle East by William L. Cleveland - View on Amazon