Eastern Mediterranean

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Aerial view of the Eastern Mediterranean

Eastern Mediterranean[1][2][3][4] is a loose definition of the eastern approximate half, or third, of the Mediterranean Sea, often defined as the countries around the Levantine Sea.[5]

It typically embraces all of that sea's coastal zones, referring to communities connected with the sea and land greatly climatically influenced. It includes the southern half of Turkey's main region Anatolia, its smaller Hatay Province, the island of Cyprus, the Greek Dodecanese islands, and the countries of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.[6][7][8][9][10]

Its broadest uses can encompass the

Southeastern Europe), and can extend west to Italy's farthest south-eastern coasts. Jordan
is climatically and economically part of the region.

Regions

Nicolas Sanson. Map of Eastern Mediterranean, 1651

The eastern Mediterranean region is commonly interpreted in two ways:

Countries

The countries and territories of the Eastern Mediterranean include Cyprus, Turkey (Anatolia), its smaller Hatay Province, the Greek Dodecanese islands, and the countries of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Egypt.

North-eastern Mediterranean has been put to print as a term for the Greater Balkans:

Balkanisation" and to suggest parallels with other conflicts of the Eastern Mediterranean.[7]

The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean includes the Eastern Mediterranean as well as the other regions of contiguous Afro-Eurasia: West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and Central Asia.[12]

See also

References

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  2. National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original
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  3. ^ Franks, Tim (6 November 2011). "The state of Israel: Internal influence driving change". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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  5. ^ "Which Countries Have A Coastline On The Levantine Sea?". WorldAtlas. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ISBN 9781907065170
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  7. ^
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    – via Google Books.
  8. ^
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  11. ^ "The Growing Alignment Between the Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean". Middle East Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  12. ^ Hassan Salah and Michael Kidd. Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region:Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage, CRC Press, April 8, 2019
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