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Middle East (general region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 20 16 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.3383 decimal degrees |
| Long: 042 29 52 E degrees minutes |
Long: 42.4989 decimal degrees |
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Note: Extensive area, including nations of SW Asia & NE Africa; term formerly used to also include Afghanistan, Pakistan, India & Burma; the variant term "Near East" is used to refer to the same general area as "Middle East," can also be used to mean a larger area. |
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| Middle East (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Middle East, The (C,O)
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| Le Moyen-Orient (C,O)
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| Moyen-Orient (C,O,French)
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| Proche-Orient (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Medio Oriente (C,O,Italian-P,U,N)
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| Oriente Médio (C,O)
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| El Medio Oriente (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Vorderasien (C,O)
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| Nahen Osten (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Mittlerer Osten (C,O)
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| Mittlere Osten (C,O,German,U,N)
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| Midden-Oosten (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Near East (C,O)
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| Near Eastern (C,V)
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| Middle Eastern (C,V)
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| המזרח התיכון (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Mezoriento (C,U,Esperanto)
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| Oriente Medio (C,U,Spanish)
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| Sudokcidenta Azio (C,U,Esperanto)
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| الشرق الاوسط (C,U,O,Arabic)
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[BHA, IMJ, VP] |
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BHA, Authority file (1973-) |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) "Middle East," accessed 8 May 2007 |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 6269133 |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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Israel setzt Offensive fort, Die Welt (2002) |
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LC Subject Headings, 10th edition (1986) |
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Middle East, National Geographic (1991) map supplement |
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Petit Robert II, Noms (1989) |
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Powell: mogelijk ontmoeting, De Telegraaf (2002) Accessed 04/07/2002. |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1986) I- 128; I-128 |
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Sharon: È la battaglia decisiva, La Repubblica (2002) Accessed 04/07/2002. |
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Sharon: l'opération continue, Le Monde (2002) Accessed 04/07/2002. |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 761 |
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Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East |
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WordReference.com (2002-) Accessed 04/08/2002. |
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