Geo-political location[]
The Middle East (also called the Mid-East) is a eurocentric description of a region centered on Western Asia and Egypt. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner. Formerly, the eurocentric synonym was the Near East (as opposed to the Far East) was once commonly used.
Near East (French: Proche-Orient) is a geographical term that roughly encompasses Western Asia. Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles, the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire. The term has fallen into disuse in English and has been replaced by the term Middle East.
According to the National Geographic Society, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are "generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey". The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations defines the region similarly, but also includes Afghanistan while excluding the countries of North Africa and the Palestinian territories.
Near East now applies only to Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Armeina, Georgia, Bulgaria, Macidonia and Albania intermitanly.
Traditional definition of the Middle East in terms of historical regions[]
- Iran (Persia)
- Asia Minor
- Mesopotamia
- The Levant
- The Arabian Peninsula
- Egypt
- The parts of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empier and Omani Emirate in the above region
- The Russian, French and British holdings and protectorates in the above region prior to 1918.
Traditional definition of the Middle East in terms of modern-day countries[]
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel (+ the West Bank and Gaza)
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Countries and territories of the Middle East according to the G8[]
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel (+ the West Bank and Gaza)
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Western Sahara Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
CIS countries sometimes associated with the Greater Middle East[]
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
The www.worldatlas.com variant[]
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestinian Territories (that is- the West Bank and Gaza)
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
The www.geography-map-games.com variant[]
- Afghanistan
- Arminia
- Azerbijan
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestinian Territories (that is- the West Bank and Gaza)
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
The GCC[]
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية), originally (and still colloquially) known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq. It started over oil and gas trading with the West, spread to inter Middle East trade and defying Israel, and has now moved on to other issues like fighting terrorism.
Its member states are-
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- The United Arab Emirates
- Yemen (planned to join it in the mid 2000s)
Also see[]
- Who are the Semites?
- Pollution in the Middle East
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Oman, UAE and Yemen Cold War conflicts
- The Omani territory of Madha and the UAE's Nahwa Territory
- North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
- North Yemen Civil War
- Abu Dhabi
- Cold War
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
- 1978 South Lebanon conflict
- Blue Line
- Israel-Lebanon conflict
- Qibya massacre
- Six-Day War
- Suez Crisis
- Aden Emergency
- Yom Kippur War
- Time line of Iraq
- 1948 Palestine war
- Iranian Revolution
- 1970s energy crises
- Threat construction
- Minerals and fuel in central Africa
- What women should wear in the Middle East
- Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
- North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
- Iranian videos page
- Iran-Iraq war
- USS Liberty incident
- Mirna-class patrol boat
- Ibrahim el Awal
- T3 Tanker
- T2 tanker
- Victory ship
- Camano-class cargo ship
- Palestine vs Israel
- 1970s energy crises
- 1953 Iranian coup d'état
- What women should wear in the Middle East
- Bourj el-Barajneh and it's refugee camp
- Six-Day War
- Suez Crisis
- Dhofar Rebellion
- Omani Civil War
- Republic of Mahabad
- Azerbaijan People's Government
- Iran crisis of 1946
- Tri-Partite Treaty
- Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- The Al-Wadiah War (1969)
- October 28, 1972 Cairo Agreement
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 3
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 267
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 280
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 270
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 250
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 251
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 54
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 101
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 444
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 474
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 465
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 242
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 179
- Israel invasion of Lebanon in 1982
- Qibya massacre
- Aden Emergency
- Yom Kippur War
- Time line of Iraq
- 1948 Palestine war
- Iranian Revolution
- 1970s energy crises
- Minerals and fuel in central Africa
- What women should wear in the Middle East
- Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
- North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
- Oil spills, blow-outs (well drilling) and tanker sinkings
- Unconventional oil reserves
- Six-Day War
- Suez Crisis
- Middle East
- Aden Emergency
- Yom Kippur War
- Time line of Iraq
- 1948 Palestine war
- North Yemen Civil War
- Iranian Revolution
- 1970s energy crises
- Minerals and fuel in central Africa
- What women should wear in the Middle East
- Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
- Winning a hot war
- Six-Day War
- Suez Crisis
- The Al-Wadiah War (1969)
- Aden Emergency
- Yom Kippur War
- Time line of Iraq
- 1948 Palestine war
- Iranian Revolution
- 1970s energy crises
- Minerals and fuel in central Africa
- What women should wear in the Middle East
- Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
- North Yemen Civil War
- Iranian videos page
- Iran-Iraq war
- Palestine vs Israel
- 1970s energy crises
- 1953 Iranian coup d'état
- What women should wear in the Middle East
- Bourj el-Barajneh and it's refugee camp
- Israel invasion of Lebanon in 1982
- North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
Sources[]
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Middle_East
- http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm
- http://www.geography-map-games.com/geography-games-Geography-Countries-of-Middle-East-_pageid50.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council
- http://www.aljazeera.com/topics/regions/middleeast.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east
- http://edition.cnn.com/middle-east
- http://www.geography-map-games.com/geography-games-Geography-Countries-of-Middle-East-_pageid50.html
- http://stylemanual.natgeo.com/
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/w4345e/w4345e0e.htm