Levant
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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.
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.
Cyprus
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Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, which is the third la
Levant
…often used in conjunction with historical or cultural references. In its narrowest sense, used in archaeology and other contexts, the Levant refers to Cyprus and land bordering the Levantine Sea (Mediterranean) in West Asia that includes Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and south Cilicia (Turkey…
A copper mine in Cyprus. In antiquity, Cyprus was a major source of copper.
Archaeological site of Khirokitia with early remains of human habitation during the Aceramic Neolithic period (reconstruction)
Zeus Keraunios, 500–480 BC, Nicosia museum
Kyrenia Castle was originally built by the Byzantines and enlarged by the Venetians.