ukr: Близький Схід

Information
has URI	http://lexvo.org/id/term/ukr/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D0%A1%D1%85%D1%96%D0%B4

Meaning
means	(noun) the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" Near East, Middle East, Mideast
means	e/Orient