24/05/2011 · 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 term "Levant" is used (and used earlier) to refer to the territory in the Eastern Mediterranean - a site conventionally located between modern Turkey and the Red Sea. For the first time this toponym is found in the documents of the end of the XV century. At that time the Levant meant all the lands on the map east of Italy.

Levant, historical term designating the region along the eastern Mediterranean, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and adjacent areas. Common use of the term is associated with Venetian and other trading ventures and the establishment of commerce with cities such as Tyre and Sidon.

Location of Palestine. Palestine is an Arab country located in Asia on the eastern Mediterranean coast, which is known also as the Levant. It is bordered by Jordan to the east, Lebanon to the north, and the Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt to the south. In the west, the Mediterranean Sea acts as a bridge connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe.

07/04/2009 · Levant, a name applied to the lands of the eastern Mediterranean. The term, once widely used but now becoming obsolete, usually refers to Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.

30/03/2020 · The earliest use of the term Levant occurred in English in 1497 to describe land along Mediterranean Sea and to the east of Italy. According to some definitions, it comprises the land south of the Taurus Mountains, west of the Zagros …

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 southwest of the middle Euphrates.