Middle East
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The Middle East (Arabic: الشرق الأوسط, Hebrew: המזרח התיכון), as a geographic entity, comprises the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. Also called southwestern Asia.
The Middle East includes the Asian section of Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights.
"Middle East" is still not a completely settled term and in some documents this area can also be referred to as the Near East. In some references, "Near East" also includes northeastern Africa. Moreover, the list of countries discussed in the context of Middle East is occasionally extended due to strong cultural, economic and political relationships to include such countries as Egypt (the rest of it), Turkey (European part), Morocco, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and even Greece.
The region is well known for its huge stock of crude oil and for being the birthplace and spritual centre of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the three biggest religions in the world today.
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