The Levant

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"Levant" or "The Levant" (as a region)

  • levant = "rising"
    • named for the rising of the sun from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea
  • "The Levant" = lands along the eastern coast (Asia) of the Mediterranean Sea
  • historically may also include
    • Northeast Africa (Libya and Egypt)
    • Mesopotamia (Middle East)
    • Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
  • modern countries in The Levant include:
    • Jordan
    • Israel
    • Lebanon
    • Syria
    • also includes
      • Palestine
      • lower southeastern coastal Turkey
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