Levant
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The Levant is an approximate geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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The Levant is an approximate geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Levant refers to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of West Asia. It is a core territory of the political term "Middle East." In today's use of the term, Levant includes present-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, Cyprus, and a small part of Southern Türkiye.