hye: Մերձավոր Արևելք

Information
has URI	http://lexvo.org/id/term/hye/%D5%84%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B1%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%80%20%D4%B1%D6%80%D6%87%D5%A5%D5%AC%D6%84

Meaning
means	(noun) the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" Near East, Middle East, Mideast