Near East
Turkey's general region
The Near East is the region comprising the countries of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa, roughly equivalent to what is now more commonly called the Middle East.
The term dates from a time when European powers divided Asia into near, middle, and far sections relative to Europe.
Archaeological expeditions to the Near East, ancient Near Eastern civilizations.
The term persists in academic contexts, particularly for ancient history and archaeology.
Eastern Mediterranean coastal region
- AnatoliaWestern Asian peninsula
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- Asia MinorWestern Turkey's peninsula
- Fertile CrescentMideast arc where civilization began
Cyprus · Aegean · Armenia · Caucasus · Palestine · Syria · Lebanon · Jordan
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- zigguratsMesopotamian terraced temple structures
- tellsConveys information verbally
Bronze Age · Iron Age · Sumerians · Akkadians · Babylonians · Assyrians · Hittites · Phoenicians
Triply sacred ancient capital
- CanaanAncient Palestinian region
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
Judea · Galilee · Bethlehem · Nazareth · Sinai · Jordan River · Exodus · Genesis
Semitic language family member
- PersianOf or from Iran
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- AramaicAncient Semitic language
Islam · Christianity · Judaism · Zoroastrianism · mosque · bazaar · caravanserai · calligraphy
Turkish sultanate, 1299-1922
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- SuezEgyptian canal city
petroleum · OPEC · partition · British Mandate · decolonization · nationalism · Pan-Arabism · Zionism
Levant
Eastern Mediterranean coastal region
- AnatoliaWestern Asian peninsula
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- Asia MinorWestern Turkey's peninsula
Fertile Crescent · Cyprus · Aegean · Armenia · Caucasus · Palestine · Syria · Lebanon · Jordan · Iraq
excavation
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- zigguratsMesopotamian terraced temple structures
tells · Bronze Age · Iron Age · Sumerians · Akkadians · Babylonians · Assyrians · Hittites · Phoenicians · Canaanites
Jerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
Israelites · Judea · Galilee · Bethlehem · Nazareth · Sinai · Jordan River · Exodus · Genesis · Hebrews
Arabic
Semitic language family member
Aramaic · Islam · Christianity · Judaism · Zoroastrianism · mosque · bazaar · caravanserai · calligraphy · arabesque
Ottoman Empire
Turkish sultanate, 1299-1922
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
Suez · petroleum · OPEC · partition · British Mandate · decolonization · nationalism · Pan-Arabism · Zionism · Balfour Declaration
- Asian regionsIndian subcontinent, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China
- Easteastern, eastbound, easterly, eastward, Orient
- World RegionsEurope, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
- PepsiCo BrandsPepsi, Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Fritos
- Eastern regionsEastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Orient, eastern seaboard, eastern plains
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
Near EastFar East
Eastern Asian region
East Asia · Orient · Pacific Rim · Middle East · Southeast Asia