The Eastern Mediterranean

The Eastern Mediterranean in 1450 AD

The Eastern Mediterranean is the region east of the Mediterranean Sea, including Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Sinai and Nile Delta in Egypt^[1], often south-east coast of Turkey^[2][3] and sometimes western parts of Iraq.^[4][5]. The term is partly coterminous with the Levant or western part of Fertile Crescent.

The region is the confluence point of Europe, Asia and Africa and is the origin of human civilization.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

1. ^ Eastern Mediterranean By National Geographic
2. ^ The Eastern Mediterranean 1600-1200 BC
3. ^ Countries Surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
4. ^ Lands Of The Eastern Mediterranean Map By National Geographic
5. ^ The Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age

[edit] See also

• Levant
• Greater Syria
• Fertile Crescent
• Mediterranean Basin

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