Near East

Near East — Near Eastern. an indefinite geographical or regional term, usually referring to the countries of SW Asia, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and the other nations of the Arabian Peninsula. Cf. Middle East… …   Universalium

near east — 1> Ближний Восток (обыкн. включает страны Балканского полуострова, особ. Турцию и некоторые страны юго западной Азии, иногда Египет) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Near East — The original Near East; that is, the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the eastern question. The term is only meaningful as a contrast to Far East. Much of the original extent is south; moreover, countries such as Greece disavow any association… …   Wikipedia

Near East — geographical name the countries of SW Asia & NE Africa sometimes used interchangeably with Middle East, which has become the more common term • Near Eastern adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Near East — noun The region located south of Eastern Europe, comprised of Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. See Also: Middle East …   Wiktionary

Near East — 1) Общая лексика: (Far) Ближний Восток, (Far) Дальний Восток 2) География: Ближний Восток (обыкн. включает страны Балканского полуострова, особ. Турцию и некоторые страны юго западной Азии, иногда Египет), Ближний Восток (терр. на зап. и юго зап …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Near East — геогр. Ближний Восток (включает страны Балканского полуострова, Турцию и некоторые страны юго западной Азии, иногда Египет) …   Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого

Ancient Near East — The Ancient Near East refers to early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia (modern Iraq and Syria), Persis, Elam and Media (all three in Western Iran), Anatolia (modern Turkey), the Levant… …   Wikipedia

Chronology of the ancient Near East — See short chronology for a timeline in absolute dates. The ancient Near East Regions and States Mesopotamia • Akkadian Empire • Assyria • Babylonia • Neo Assyrian Empire • Neo Babylonian Emp …   Wikipedia

Portal:Ancient Near East — Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology History: Ancient Egypt • Ancient Germanic Culture • Ancient Greece • Ancient Japan • Ancient Near… …   Wikipedia