Levant
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- English: The Levant is the geographic region and culture zone of the eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt, also known as north-western Arabia.
- العربية: الشام أو سوريا التاريخية، أو سورية الطبيعية هو اسم تاريخي للمنطقة الممتدة على الساحل الشرقي للبحر الأبيض المتوسط. في المفهوم الشائع لدى معظم الناس حالياً، تشمل "الشام"; سورية ولبنان والأردن وفلسطين المحتلة والأراضي التي أقيمت عليها دولة إسرائيل عام 1948. بالإضافة إلى لواء الإسكندرون وقيليقية وجنوب تركيا وصولا إلى جبال طوروس.
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Location | Fertile Crescent | ||||
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Said to be the same as | Syria, Syro-Palestine, Holy Land in Islam | ||||
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The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine and a major landmark located in Jerusalem.
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Panorama of Gaza City
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Haifa from Baha'i gardens
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Western Haifa from the air
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A view from Amman Citadel Hill
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Bosra pano Syria
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Amman in the late 1960s.
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Beach of Latakia
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Jaffa skyline
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St. Peter's Church in Jaffa
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Alleyway in Jaffa's Old City
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Al-Bahr overlooking Jaffa seashore
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Roman Arch of Marcus Aurelius
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Satellite image of central Tripoli
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Old city of Nablus and Mount Gerizim in background
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Downtown Nablus, Martyrs Square
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Nablus, 2011
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Huwwarah district in Irbid
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Old City of Acre
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Khan al-Umdan in the old city of Acre
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Acre sea wall
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Bahai shrine in Acre, Bahji mansion
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Zarqa from a train on the Hejaz Railway
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Arab American University in Jenin
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Panoramic view of Amman from Jabal al-Qal'a
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العربية: منظر لشرقي عمّان من جبل القلعةEnglish: A view of eastern Amman from Jabal al-Qal'a
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العربية: منظر لشرقي عمّان من جبل القلعةEnglish: A view of eastern Amman from Jabal al-Qal'a
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العربية: مسجد أبو درويشEnglish: Abu Darweesh Mosque
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العربية: مسجد الملك عبد الله الأوّل في الليلEnglish: King Abdullah I Mosque at night
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العربية: مسجد الملك عبد الله الأوّلEnglish: King Abdullah I Mosque
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العربية: كنيسة قبطيّةEnglish: A Coptic Church
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Roman columns adorn the Colonnade Street
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The gateway to the Temple of Dionysus
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The Nymphaeum
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Temple of Artemis
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Corinthian Column
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South Tetrapylon
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Obelisk Tomb
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The first glimpse of Petra's Treasury upon exiting the Siq
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A view of the Treasury as one exits the Siq
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The Treasury (al-Khazneh)
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The urn atop the Treasury in Petra, rumored to contain a secret treasure
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Treasury anti-chamber
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A line of tombs along the Street of Façades, Petra
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One of the tombs that line Petra's Street of Façades
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A number of dwellings in Petra
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The Roman Theater
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The Tombs of Kings
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The ruins of the gate along Petra's Roman Road
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Ornamental ruins found along Petra's Roman Road
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An Elephant Head column capital
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800+ steps lead up to the Monastary
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The Monastary (al-Deir)
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A framed view of Petra's Monastary (al-Deir) from a nearby cave
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A panoramic view of Wadi Rum
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Jabal Umm Fruth Rock Bridge
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A sandstone formation carved by the elements
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A Wadi Rum monument is illuminated by a fresh sunrise
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quarters of Lawrence of Arabia during the Arab uprising against the Turks
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A sandstone monument in the Rum valley
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A plant which thrives in Jordan's southern deserts
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Statue of Lebanon's first prime minister after the country's independence, Riad al-Solh
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Triumphal Arch, Tyre (Lebanon)
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Interior steps of Ajlun Castle