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Near East

countries near the E end of the Mediterranean, including those of SW Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, & NE Africa
Historical the lands occupied by the former Ottoman Empire, including the Balkans

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Near Eastern adjective

See Near East in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A region of southwest Asia generally thought to include Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Egypt and Sudan in northeast Africa are sometimes considered part of the region.

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