(the area around the eastern Mediterranean
from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran
the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam
had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
"the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization")
Bliski Wschód, Lewant
synonim: Middle East
synonim: Near East