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[[File:EasternMedMap.JPG|thumb|400px|The Eastern Mediterranean <small>(with [[Syria]], [[Cyprus]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Palestinian territories |
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The '''Eastern Mediterranean''' is a term that denotes the lands or states geographically in the eastern, to the east of, or around the east of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], or with cultural affinities to this region. The Eastern Mediterranean includes [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[ |
The '''Eastern Mediterranean''' is a term that denotes the lands or states geographically in the eastern, to the east of, or around the east of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], or with cultural affinities to this region. The Eastern Mediterranean includes [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Palestinian territories]], [[Israel]], and [[Jordan]].<ref>[http://www.maps.com/map.aspx?pid=15565 Lands Of The Eastern Mediterranean Map <small>By National Geographic</small>]</ref><ref>[http://www.cwu.edu/~garrisop/Images/eastern_mediterranean.jpg The Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age]</ref><ref>[http://www.utexas.edu/courses/medworld/eastmedmap.jpg The Eastern Mediterranean 1600-1200 BC]</ref><ref>[http://www.maps.com/map.aspx?pid=11042 Eastern Mediterranean <small>By National Geographic</small>]</ref><ref>[http://www.eosnap.com/?p=11163 Countries Surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean Sea]</ref> This region is also known as the ''[[Levant]]'' or ''[[Fertile Crescent]]''. |
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==Mediterranean culture== |
==Mediterranean culture== |
Revision as of 06:52, 19 May 2010
The Eastern Mediterranean is a term that denotes the lands or states geographically in the eastern, to the east of, or around the east of the Mediterranean Sea, or with cultural affinities to this region. The Eastern Mediterranean includes Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Israel, and Jordan.[1][2][3][4][5] This region is also known as the Levant or Fertile Crescent.
Mediterranean culture
The Eastern Mediterranean peoples are tied together not only by geographic position, but by Mediterranean ethnicity, food, customs, traditions, language, and a very long history. The Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Jordanian and Maronite Cypriot peoples speak Mediterranean Arabic, also known as Levantine Arabic. Mediterranean colloquial Arabic is distinct from the other Arabic vernaculars, in that it is saturated with Aramaic, Syriac or Greek words and names. Another example of Mediterranean heritage in language is the use of the Phoenician months by all Eastern Mediterranean peoples including Israelis.