The Levant (/ l ə ˈ v æ n t / lə-VANT) is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west and core West Asia, or by the political term, Middle East, to the east.

De Levant (Arabisch: بلاد الشام, Belad Ash-Shaam) of het Morgenland is de historisch-geografische naam voor een deel van Zuidwest-Azië. Het beslaat het gedeelte direct ten oosten van de Middellandse Zee .

Dec 13, 2024 · Levant, (from the French lever, “to rise,” as in sunrise, meaning the east), historically, the region along the eastern Mediterranean shores, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and certain adjacent areas.

The Levant is the area in Southwest Asia, south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Arabian Desert in the south, and Mesopotamia in the east.

Levant is a term in geography that refers to an area in the Middle East. It includes the historic areas of Lebanon , Jordan , Israel , Palestine , Syria , Cyprus , and the Hatay Province (located in modern-day Turkey ).

The Southern Levant lies on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the world region known variously as the Near East, the Middle East or Western or Southwestern Asia. It is bordered to the east, southeast and southwest by the …

Apr 28, 2011 · Levant is the name applied widely to the eastern Mediterranean coastal lands of Asia Minor and Phoenicia (modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon). In a wider sense, the term can be used to encompass the entire coastline from Greece to Egypt.

The Arab migrations to the Levant involved successive waves of migration and settlement by Arab people in the Levant region of West Asia, encompassing modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel.The process took place over several centuries, lasting from ancient time to the modern period. The Arab migrants hailed from various parts of the Middle East, particularly …

Over recorded history, there have been many names of the Levant, a large area in the Near East, or its constituent parts. These names have applied to a part or the whole of the Levant. On occasion, two or more of these names have been used …

Die Levant (Arabies: المشرق /ʔal-maʃriq/; Italiaans vir: "sonop") is 'n geografiese term wat soms gebruik word om na die lande van die oostelike Middellandse See te verwys, wat alle gebiede oos van Italië insluit, veral die kusgebied van Klein-Asië, Libanon, Sirië en Egipte.