Near East
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The Near East is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent, as well as Anatolia, Egypt, and occasionally the Balkan and Arabian Peninsulas
Inhabitants of the Near East, late 19th century
Ottoman Porte, 1767, gateway to trade with the Levant. Painting by Antoine de Favray.
British troops, Crimea, 1855
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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.
Near East
…The Near East is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent (that is, the Levant and Mesopotamia), as well as Anatolia, Egypt, and occasionally the Balkan and Arabian Peninsulas. The term was coined in the 19th century by modern…
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.