Near East — synonyms, definition

1. Near East (Noun)

Middle East Mideast

Near East (Noun) — 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. ex. "the Near East is the cradle of Western civilization"

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region Mashriq Al-Iraq Arab Republic of Egypt Egypt Fertile Crescent Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Irak Iran Iraq Islamic Republic of Iran Israel Jordan Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Koweit Kuwait Lebanese Republic Lebanon Persia Republic of Iraq Republic of Turkey Saudi Arabia • • •