Mideast
Fertile Crescent area
Mideast is a shortened form of Middle East, the region encompassing southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa—including countries from Egypt to Iran.
The term appears frequently in news headlines and casual speech where brevity matters: Mideast peace talks, the Mideast conflict.
Middle East remains more common in formal writing.
Quranic monotheistic religion
- JudaismReligion following Mosaic law
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
Persian · mosque · synagogue · bazaar · souk · calligraphy · oud · keffiyeh
Mideast arc where civilization began
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- Arabian PeninsulaSouthwest Asian landmass
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- Red SeaAfrican-Arabian saltwater inlet
Suez Canal · Dead Sea · Jordan River · Tigris · Euphrates · Sinai Peninsula · Kurdistan · Anatolia
Slippery viscous fluid
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- reservesResources held back
- drillingHole-making by rotation
refinery · pipeline · extraction · petrodollars · exporters · tankers · offshore · rigs
Armed struggle between groups
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- intifadaArab popular rebellion
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- tensionStretched or strained state
hostilities · strife · clashes · uprising · turmoil · sanctions · annexation · displacement
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
- JudaismReligion following Mosaic law
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- ArabicSemitic language family member
Hebrew · Persian · mosque · synagogue · bazaar · souk · calligraphy · oud · keffiyeh · hijab
Fertile Crescent
Mideast arc where civilization began
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- Arabian PeninsulaSouthwest Asian landmass
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
Red Sea · Suez Canal · Dead Sea · Jordan River · Tigris · Euphrates · Sinai Peninsula · Kurdistan · Anatolia · Negev
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
drilling · refinery · pipeline · extraction · petrodollars · exporters · tankers · offshore · rigs · hydrocarbons
war
Armed struggle between groups
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- intifadaArab popular rebellion
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
tension · hostilities · strife · clashes · uprising · turmoil · sanctions · annexation · displacement · refugees
hummus
Mashed chickpea spread
- falafelFried spiced legume ball
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
- shawarmaCarved rotating-spit meat
kebab · pita · za'atar · tahini · baklava · dates · figs · kibbeh · dolma · labneh
east, mid, Midwest, Middle East, Levant, Middle Eastern, Near East