<cite>[Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Getty Research Institute)](http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/?find=Levant&place=&nation=&english=Y)</cite> - Levant: Generally refers to the area along the eastern coasts of the Mediterranean, from western Greece to western Egypt; specifically corresponding typically to modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. - "Near East" is used to refer to the same general area as "Middle East," can also be used to mean a larger area.Extensive area, including nations of SW Asia & NE Africa; term formerly used to also include Afghanistan, Pakistan, India & Burma; - [[Fertile Crescent]] - [[Mesopotamia]] - [[Phoenician|Phoenicia]]