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.

Feb 12, 2025 · 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.

Nov 5, 2019 · Maps of the Levant don't show an absolute boundary, because at no time in the past was it a single political unit. Rough boundaries are generally west of the Zagros mountains, south of the Taurus Mountains and north of the Sinai peninsula.

Feb 21, 2021 · This map shows the place of the Levant (highlighted in red) within the eastern Mediterranean.

Nov 8, 2023 · The Levant (/ləˈvænt/) is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, it is equivalent to the historical region of Syria, which included present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and most of Turkey south-east of the middle ...

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.

Public domain maps of The Levant: Black: 238 countries (~45MB): cc_black. tar|zip 73 regions (~62MB): reg_blk. tar|zip ½-size (~28MB): reg_blk2. tar|zip ½-size above or full-size.: ½-size above or full-size.

Water availability in the Levant is predicted to decline due to global warming in the upcoming decades and is expected to substantially impact the region.

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.

Mar 29, 2024 · Maps of the Levant region — in the northwest of Arabia. This is a main category requiring frequent diffusion and maybe maintenance. As many pictures and media files as possible should be moved into appropriate subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.