Mediterranean region
Olive-growing coastal area
The Mediterranean region encompasses the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea—southern Europe, northern Africa, and the western Middle East.
The term implies shared climate, cuisine, and cultural heritage: mild wet winters, hot dry summers, olive trees, and wine.
Mediterranean region cooking emphasizes fresh vegetables and seafood.
The boundaries are fuzzy, defined more by climate and lifestyle than strict geography.
- sunEarth's primary star
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- PhoeniciansAncient Levantine maritime civilization
- saltSodium chloride compound
scrubland · archipelago · arid · migratory bird · Ottoman Empire · Roman architecture · ancient ruins · olive oil · citrus groves · wild herbs · strait · Crusades · maquis · breeding grounds · cypress trees · basin · sand · nesting sites
Mediterranean regiontropical region
Earth's warmest latitudinal band
desert region · tundra · arid zone · steppe · equatorial region
Mediterranean regionCentral Asia
Continental interior between Russia and Iran
Sahel · Great Plains · Siberia · Central Africa · heartland