The Levant is the area in Southwest Asia, south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Arabian Desert in the south, and Mesopotamia in the east. It stretches roughl
Levant Chalcolithic male figurine, 4500-3500 BC
An Asiatic official from Avaris wearing the mushroom-headed hairstyle
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The Levant is a subregion of West Asia along the Eastern Mediterranean that forms part of the Middle East. The term is often used in conjunction with historical or cultural references.
History of the ancient Levant
…The Levant is the area in Southwest Asia, south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Arabian Desert in the south, and…
French medal commemorating the Franco–Turkish War in Cilicia, c. 1920
1909 postcard depicting Ottoman Constantinople and bearing a French stamp inscribed "Levant"
Syrians in traditional folk costume in Al-Suqaylabiyah, Syria.