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Near East and Middle East are both Eurocentric terms. [4] According to National Geographic, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are "generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey". [5]
This is a list of countries by easternmost point on land (dependent territories included). The order does not always reflect how close a country's territory is to the 180th meridian . Russia, Fiji, and Antarctica are notable exceptions because the 180th meridian passes through them.
This is a list of conflicts in the Near East arranged chronologically from the epipaleolithic until the end of the late modern period (c. 20,000 years Before Present – c. AD 1945). The Near East is generally associated with Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Caucasus.
The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population. Table. Rank Country (or dependent territory) 2020 projection [1] % of pop.
The Near East — a region of Asia, now predominantly known as/named the Middle East in the English language. The contemporary terms Near East and Middle East usually denote the same territories of West Asia .
Near East and the Caucasus: Badra Gunba: Acting President of Abkhazia: 19 November 2024: Valeri Bganba: Acting Prime Minister of Abkhazia: 19 November 2024 Afghanistan: Near East: Hibatullah Akhundzada: Supreme Leader of Afghanistan: 15 August 2021 Hasan Akhund: Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan: 7 September 2021 Armenia: Near East and the ...
As of 2016, there are 5 independent countries where Arabic is a national/working language or a recognized minority language, but not primary language. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where Arabic is a national language or a recognized minority language.
Below is the list of the countries and territories bordering the Mediterranean, listed clockwise from Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula: Southern European coast, from west to east Spain [4] Gibraltar [4] (British Overseas Territory) France [4] Monaco [4] Italy [4] Malta [4] Slovenia [4] Croatia [4] Bosnia and Herzegovina [4]