Are image maps deprecated?

Question

Are image maps deprecated in (x)HTML?

Answer 1

For the record, it is also still part of XHTML1.1 Strict with one change

On the a and map elements, the name attribute has been removed in favor of the id attribute

In the now dead XHTML2 any element could have been an Image Map, effectively making a separate element for it superfluous, which is the reason it was no longer part of the specification.