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The Middle East is a historical and cultural subregion of Africa-Eurasia traditionally held to be countries or regions in Southwest Asia together with Egypt. In other contexts, the region can include other parts of North Africa and/or Central Asia.
Characteristics
In the Western world, the Middle East is generally thought of as a predominantly Islamic Arabic community defined by frequent war. However the area encompasses many distinct cultural and ethnic groups, including the Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Berbers, Chaldeans, Druze, Greeks, Jews, Kurds, Maronites, Persians and Turks. The main language groups include: Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian (also known as Aramaic and Syriac), Hebrew, Persian, Kurdish and Turkish. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner.
Most Western definitions of the "Middle East" — in both established reference books and common usage — define the region as 'nations in Southwest Asia, from Iran (Persia) to Egypt'. Egypt, with its Sinai Peninsula in Asia, is often considered part of the 'Middle East', although most of the country lies geographically in North Africa. North African nations without Asian links, such as Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, are increasingly being called North African — as opposed to Middle Eastern (Iran (Persia) to Egypt-Asia) — by international media outlets.
One widely used definition of "Middle East" is that of the airline industry, maintained by the IATA standards organization. This definition — as of early 2006 — includes Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (Persia), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. * This definition is used in world-wide airfare and tax calculations for passengers and cargo.
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RT @CatholicNewsSvc: From Rome: Holy See urges establishment of 'nuclear-free zone' in Middle East ... http://tinyurl.com/yam5ehr
Catholic_Dan (Dan Wegner) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:45:16 -0000
RT @CatholicNewsSvc: From Rome: Holy See urges establishment of 'nuclear-free zone' in Middle East ... http://tinyurl.com/yam5ehr
Myers Park 14, East Meck 7, middle second.
langstonwertzjr (Langston Wertz Jr.) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:44:59 -0000
Myers Park 14, East Meck 7, middle second.
NASCAR Jack: Stock cars in the Middle East : Oh boy. I canât wait for this headline: âSheik Black Beard Wins.. http://bit.ly/WvscO
Mr_Action (Mr. Action) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:43:46 -0000
NASCAR Jack: Stock cars in the Middle East : Oh boy. I can’t wait for this headline: “Sheik Black Beard Wins.. http://bit.ly/WvscO
Taking a break from making my new site...dinner at the Middle East.
michaelwentz (Michael Wentz) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:42:39 -0000
Taking a break from making my new site...dinner at the Middle East.
Gorgeous Middle Eastern-like chandelier at the East Village Cinemas â watching âZombielandâ! http://twitpic.com/k0mdm
marineperez (Mariné) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:42:28 -0000
Gorgeous Middle Eastern-like chandelier at the East Village Cinemas — watching “Zombieland”! http://twitpic.com/k0mdm
Jesus the desalination method we made for the middle east is still to expensive that is why I developed the new one we should not be
pcgenpuckett (Shawn Puckett) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:42:19 -0000
Jesus the desalination method we made for the middle east is still to expensive that is why I developed the new one we should not be
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