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  • 21Near East Foundation — Die Near East Foundation (NEF), früher Near East Relief (NER), türkisch Yakın Doğu Amerikan Yardım Heyeti, englisch American Committee for Relief in the Near East, ist ein 1915 gegründeter Entwicklungsträger. Sie war früher auch als… …

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  • 22Near East School of Theology — Building. The Near East School of Theology (NEST) is an interdenominational Protestant theological seminary serving the Evangelical churches of the Middle East and African churches, and is once again able to accommodate international students who …

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  • 23Near East earthquake of 1759 — The Near East earthquake of 1759 was a devastating earthquake that shook a wide region in November, 1759.[1] Impact Baalbek: The ruins of Baalbek were badly damaged.[2] References ^ Sources of the large A.D. 1202 and 1759 Near East earthquakes,M …

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  • 24Near East Development Corporation — La Near East Development Corporation est une compagnie pétrolière du début du XXe siècle détenue par les compagnies américaines Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) et Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (Esso), Gulf Oil, Pan American… …

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  • 25Near East — /nɪər ˈist/ (say nearr eest) noun an area stretching from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean and Aegean to the western side of India, roughly corresponding to the Middle East; formerly thought of as including the Balkan States. –Near Eastern …

  • 26Near 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 …

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  • 27Near East — noun the countries of SW Asia between the Mediterranean and India (including the Middle East). Derivatives Near Eastern adjective …

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  • 28Near East — Synonyms and related words: Africa, America, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor, Australasia, East, Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, Europe, Far East, Levant, Middle East, New World, Occident, Oceania, Old World, Orient, West, Western Hemisphere …

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  • 29Near East — 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… …

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  • 30Near East — noun The region located south of Eastern Europe, comprised of Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. See Also: Middle East …

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