Names of the Levant

The Levant Over recorded history, there have been many names of the Levant , a large area in the Middle East. These names have applied to a part or the whole of the Levant. On occasion, two or more of these names have been used at the same time by different cultures or sects. As a natural result, some of the names of the Levant are highly politically-charged. Perhaps the least politicized name is Levant itself, which simply means "where the sun rises" or "where the land rises out of the sea", a meaning attributed to the region's easterly location on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea .

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Levant Over recorded history , there have been many names of the Levant , a large area in the Middle East. These names have applied to a part or the whole of the Levant. On occasion, two or more of these names have been used at the same time by different cultures or sects. As a natural result, some of the names of the Levant are highly politically charged. Perhaps the least politicized name is Levant itself, which simply means "where the sun rises" or "where the land rises out of the sea", a meaning attributed to the region's easterly location on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea .

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Place Over recorded history , there have been many names of the Levant , a large area in the Middle East , or its constituent parts. These names have applied to a part or the whole of the Levant . On occasion, two or more of these names have been used at the same time by different cultures or sects. As a natural result, some of the names of the Levant are highly politically charged. Perhaps the least politicized name is Levant itself, which simply means "where the sun rises" or "where the land rises out of the sea", a meaning attributed to the region's easterly location on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea .

Aspect of history ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Over recorded history , there have been many names of the Levant , a large area in the Middle East , or its constituent parts. These names have applied to a part or the whole of the Levant . On occasion, two or more of these names have been used at the same time by different cultures or sects. As a natural result, some of the names of the Levant are highly politically charged. Perhaps the least politicized name is Levant itself, which simply means "where the sun rises" or "where the land rises out of the sea", a meaning attributed to the region's easterly location on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea .

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Over recorded history , there have been many names of the Levant , a large area in the Near East , or its constituent parts. These names have applied to a part or the whole of the Levant . On occasion, two or more of these names have been used at the same time by different cultures or sects. As a natural result, some of the names of the Levant are highly politically charged. Perhaps the least politicized name is Levant itself, which simply means "where the sun rises" or "where the land rises out of the sea", a meaning attributed to the region's easterly location on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea .