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  1. The Levant (/ ləˈvænt / lə-VANT) is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of West Asia and core territory of the political term Middle East.
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    The Levant is the area in Southwest Asia, south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Arabian Desert in the south, and Mesopotamia in the east.
    Today, "Levant" is the term typically used by archaeologists and historians with reference to the history of the region. Scholars have adopted the term Levant to identify the region due to its being a "wider, yet relevant, cultural corpus" that does not have the "political overtones" of Syria-Palestine.
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    It includes the historic areas of Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Cyprus, and the Hatay Province (located in modern-day Turkey ). The Levant is bounded by the Taurus Mountains to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, the northern Arabian Desert to the south and Upper Mesopotamia to the east.
    The term Levant appears in English in 1497, and originally meant 'the East ' or 'Mediterranean lands east of Italy'. It is borrowed from the French levant 'rising', referring to the rising of the sun in the east, or the point where the sun rises. The phrase is ultimately from the Latin word levare, meaning 'lift, raise'.
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    De Levant (Arabisch: بلاد الشام, Belad Ash-Shaam), of het Morgenland is de historisch-geografische naam voor een deel van Zuidwest-Azië. Het beslaat het gedeelte direct ten oosten van de Middellandse Zee. See more

    De streek wordt begrensd door de Taurus in het noorden, de Syrische Woestijn en de noordelijke Grote Arabische Woestijn in het oosten. De Sinaï wordt soms tot de Levant gerekend, maar vormt in het algemeen de streek ten zuiden … See more

    De Levant is de streek waar de emmertarwe van nature voorkwam, waarvan voor de landbouw geschikt zaad kon worden … See more

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  5. Levant | Meaning, Countries, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    WEBLast Updated: Mar 28, 2024 • Article History. Levant. Levant, (from the French lever, “to rise,” as in sunrise, meaning the east), historically, the region along the eastern Mediterranean shores, roughly corresponding …

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  8. Levant - World History Encyclopedia

    WEBApr 28, 2011 · Learn about the definition, history, and culture of the Levant, the eastern Mediterranean coastal lands of Asia Minor and Phoenicia. Explore related content, books, and external links on the Levant and its …