Middle East

The Middle East (also called Southwestern Asia) is a region comprising the lands that extend from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The Middle East is a subregion of Africa-Eurasia, or more specifically, Asia, and sometimes North Africa and Afghanistan.

Middle Easterner

Strictly speaking, A Middle Easterner is someone who lives in, or is from the area around the eastern Mediterranean, from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran. The site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Persian and Babylon and Egypt is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrian and Islam. Individuals residing in this area have often faced consternation in the West due to several high profile terrorist attacks on attributed to Middle Easterners.

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Mediterranean - Turkey - Africa - Iran - Civilization - Phoenicia - Persian - Babylon - Egypt - Judaism - Christianity - Zoroastrian - Islam - West - Terrorist

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