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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Levant''' is a term in geography that refers to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. It stretches from the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the eastern borders of Iraq and Iran. The countries and regions that are part of the Levant include [[Cyprus]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Palestine]], [[Syria]], and parts of southern [[Turkey]].<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The term "Levant" entered English in the late 15th century from French. It derives from the Italian ''Levante'', meaning "rising", implying the rising of the sun in the east. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the term ''levant'' was used for Italian maritime commerce in the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, and Israel.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its widest historical sense, the Levant included all of the Eastern Mediterranean with its islands; that is, it included all of the countries along the Eastern Mediterranean shores, extending from Greece to Cyrenaica in eastern Libya.<br />
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==History==<br />
The history of the Levant is rich and complex, with human habitation dating back to the Early Bronze Age. The region has been controlled by numerous different peoples, including Ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Israelites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, the Sunni Arab Caliphates, the Shia Fatimid Caliphate, Crusaders, Ayyubids, Mameluks, Mongols, Ottomans, the British and the French.<br />
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==Culture==<br />
The Levant has a diverse culture and religion, with a long history of different civilizations and empires. The region has been a crossroads for religion and culture since antiquity, notably as the birthplace of Christianity and Judaism.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[History of the Middle East]]<br />
*[[Near East]]<br />
*[[Fertile Crescent]]<br />
*[[Mashriq]]<br />
*[[Eastern Mediterranean]]<br />
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[[Category:Geography of Western Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of the Middle East]]<br />
[[Category:Historical regions]]<br />
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