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
The genetic history of the Middle East is the subject of research within the fields of human population genomics, archaeogenetics and Middle Eastern studies. Researchers may use Y-DNA, mtDNA, other au
Facial reconstruction and depiction created from the Nuwayrat Old Kingdom individual (NUE001), 2855–2570 BC, Egypt.
From right to left: an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and Libyans from the tomb of Seti I
Sculpted head from Nevalı Çori, 8400-8100 BC (Urfa Museum)
Relief on the Ishtar Gate, Pergamenmuseum 4