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Levant (berasal dari bahasa Prancis: Levant, pengucapan bahasa Prancis: [/lə.vɑ̃/]) atau Syam (serapan dari Arab: الشام, translit. Syam ) merupakan wilayah Mediterania Timur , atau wilayah besar di Asia Barat yang dibatasi oleh Pegunungan Taurus di utara, Gurun Arab di selatan, Laut Mediterania di barat, dan Pegunungan Zagros di timur.
Satellite imagery of the Southern Levant. The Southern Levant is a geographical region encompassing the southern half of the Levant. It corresponds approximately to modern-day Israel, Palestine, and Jordan; some definitions also include southern Lebanon, southern Syria and/or the Sinai Peninsula.
Levant atau Syam merupakan wilayah Mediterania Timur, atau wilayah besar di Asia Barat yang dibatasi oleh Pegunungan Taurus di utara, Gurun Arab di selatan, Laut Mediterania di barat, dan Pegunungan Zagros di timur. Levant meliputi wilayah Lebanon, Suriah, Yordania, Israel, dan Palestina.
Syām atau Negeri Syam ( Arab: بلاد الشام Bilād as-Syam ), terkadang disebut sebagai Suriah Raya, Suriah Palestina, atau Levant, adalah sebuah daerah yang terletak di timur Laut Mediterania, barat Sungai Efrat, utara Gurun Arab dan sebelah selatan Pegunungan Taurus.
Kingdoms of Israel and Judah map 830.svg. English: Approximate map showing the Kingdoms of Israel (blue) and Judah (orange), ancient Southern Levant borders and ancient cities such as Urmomium and Jerash. The map shows the region in the 9th century BCE.
The Levant ( / ləˈvænt / lə-VANT) is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of West Asia and core territory of the political term Middle East. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to Cyprus and a stretch ...
Transjordan, the East Bank, or the Transjordanian Highlands (Arabic: شرق الأردن), is the part of the Southern Levant east of the Jordan River, mostly contained in present-day Jordan. The region , known as Transjordan, was controlled by numerous powers throughout history.
