Preferred term
Middle East
Broader concept
Broader conceptEntry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- Asia, South West
- Asia, Southwest
- Asia, Western
- East (Middle East)
- Eastern Mediterranean
- Fertile Crescent
- Levant
- Mediterranean Region, Eastern
- Mideast
- Near East
- Northern Tier (Middle East)
- South West Asia
- Southwest Asia
Note
Notes- Here are entered works on the region consisting of Asia west of Pakistan, northeastern Africa, and occasionally Greece and Pakistan. Works treating collectively the Arabic-speaking countries of Asia and Africa, or of Asia only, are entered under [Arab countries.]
Example
- Note under [Arab countries]
Group members
Members of the groupURI
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