Near East
The Near East is a transcontinental region around the East Mediterranean encompassing parts of West Asia, the Balkans, and North Africa, including the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, East Thrace and Egypt. Wikipedia
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noun. an indefinite geographical or regional term, usually referring to the countries of southwestern Asia, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, ...
noun. : the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
an indefinite geographical or regional term, usually referring to the countries of SW Asia, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, ...
the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and ...
Feb 24, 2012 · First used in 1856, the term “Near East” was defined specifically against the Far East and referred to the region in Asia that's west of India.