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The Levant

The Levant is a regional name for lands along the eastern Mediterranean

The harbour of Byblos, Lebanon, photographed on 4 September 2008. This modern view offers an example of the Levant’s Mediterranean coast. The region extends beyond this city, and its boundaries vary with period and context
The harbour of Byblos, Lebanon, photographed on 4 September 2008. This modern view offers an example of the Levant’s Mediterranean coast. The region extends beyond this city, and its boundaries vary with period and context© Vyacheslav Argenberg / www.vascoplanet.com · CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BYLicense · Image source

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The Levant is a regional name for lands along the eastern Mediterranean. [1]

Ancient studies use it for areas in present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel. Its scope varies with period and subject; it is a comparative region rather than one ancient state.

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  1. British Museum, identity and context: The Levant. Description and source metadata Return to the text ↑

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