Levant

Syria and neighbors

The Levant is the eastern Mediterranean region, encompassing present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine.

The term comes from a word meaning rising, referring to where the sun rises from a European perspective.

It appears in historical and geopolitical contexts: ancient trade routes through the Levant, the Crusaders in the Levant. (Lowercase levant is to abscond.)

region

Syria

Levant country, capital Damascus

LebanonMideast coastal nation
IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
PalestineLevantine coastal region

Jordan · Cyprus · Fertile Crescent · Mediterranean · geopolitics · borders · conflict · Ottoman · colonialism · Arabic

historical

Ottoman

Member of Turkish dynasty

ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
mandateFormal authoritative directive
Silk RoadHistoric transcontinental trade network

ancient · archaeological · caravan · trade routes · spice trade · antiquity · biblical · Saladin · Lawrence · Outremer

cultural

Arabic

Semitic language family member

AramaicAncient Semitic language
cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
mezzeMiddle Eastern small dishes

za'atar · falafel · hummus · olive oil · pomegranate · mosaic · calligraphy · oud · souks · bazaar

wind

easterly

From the orient

MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
GibraltarBritish overseas territory, Iberian
gustBrief wind surge

breeze · maritime · sailing · weather · humidity · mist · coastal · seasonal · Iberian · nautical

Levant

Syria

Ottoman

Arabic

easterly

Levant

Opposites

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