Search results
franceculture.fr
Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus
- The name Levant States was used to refer to the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon after World War I. This is probably the reason why the term Levant has come to be used more specifically to refer to modern Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus.
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Levant
People also ask
What is a Levant state?
What is the Levant region known for?
What does the Levant mean?
Where is the Levant now?
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.
- Levantine
- Narrow definition: 44,550,926
Mar 28, 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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 28, 2011 · Definition. 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.
- Jan Van Der Crabben
- Chief Executive Officer
Jul 24, 2018 · The Levant denotes a vast geographical region situated in the Eastern Mediterranean. The area termed as the Levant does not have fixed boundaries and it changes over time. The countries which comprise the Levant are characterized by similar linguistic, cultural, and religious traits.
- Joyce Chepkemoi
Nov 5, 2019 · The Levant is the eastern Mediterranean area now covered by Israel, Lebanon, part of Syria, and western Jordan. In antiquity, the southern part of the Levant or Palestine was called Canaan. 01
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.
The Levant 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.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/portolan-or-navigational-map-of-greece--the-mediterranean-and-the-levant-90016046-5b7068b346e0fb00506489d0.jpg&q=what%20is%20a%20levant%20state%20known&ck=BA80353CCC26F485F653BBC7F3249793&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "what is a levant state known1")
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ancient-jewish-levant-1006018072-5b7067b446e0fb0050592814.jpg&q=what%20is%20a%20levant%20state%20known&ck=E493CE71A82D9800CD6403D14864D8AD&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "what is a levant state known2")
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Kingdoms_of_the_Levant_Map_830-5aa50e7aeb97de003690e595.png&q=what%20is%20a%20levant%20state%20known&ck=837F42BF76E2AC52059B1186EDC33F40&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "what is a levant state known3")
/levant-56aac1195f9b58b7d008eeb8.gif&q=what%20is%20a%20levant%20state%20known&ck=5C2CE80F17C817D3FE3D469CC505FEC0&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "what is a levant state known4")
