![Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa. Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea. Oldest original cartographic artifact in the Library of Congress. Title from printed label on box in which the map is housed. Pen-and-ink (red/green/brown). Matted and mounted between sheets of transparent lucite. Sheet cut into the shape of an irregular rectangle. Imperfect: Vertically fold-lined at center, cracked, annotated in pencil on verso. Includes bar scale with unidentified divisions. The green rhumb lines on the recto are also visible on the verso. Scale [ca. 1:5,500,000].](/assets/images/2026-08-01T20-29-34-139Z-iraq-and-turkey-sign-1-year-deal-to-boost-oil-exports-via-ceyhan-pipeline-amid-h-wikimedia-1280.webp)
On Saturday, August 1st, 2026, Iraq and Turkey finalized a one-year agreement to increase oil exports through a pipeline leading to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan. This deal is part of Baghdad’s strategy to diversify its oil export routes and lessen reliance on the Gulf shipping lanes, which have been affected by ongoing closures at the Strait of Hormuz.
The pipeline route through Turkey offers Iraq an alternative export channel amid regional shipping challenges. The agreement was approved by both nations, signaling strengthened cooperation in energy logistics between Baghdad and Ankara.
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