Tactical Pilot Charts (TPC) are very good for this:
US Tactical Pilot charts (TPC) Maps. These maps are perfect to investigate terrain of a region. Heights are given in feet. All airports even with the right heading of the runway and much other flight relevant information are marked. As is it made for Pilots flying relatively quick over terrain, the built up area information as well as the road network information is quite basic on these maps.
Here's a ridge in Iraq that looks interesting

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http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iraq/maps/300b%20A3%
20tpc%20g_4b%20sw...
Tony V.