The name Levant States was used to refer to the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon after World War I, so Levant has come to refer to modern Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus.

Dec 2, 2025 · Levant, historical term designating the region along the eastern Mediterranean, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and adjacent areas.

May 5, 2025 · The Levant is the eastern Mediterranean area now covered by Israel, Lebanon, part of Syria, and western Jordan. In antiquity, the southern part of the Levant or Palestine was called Canaan.

Apr 28, 2011 · Levant is the name applied widely to the eastern Mediterranean coastal lands of Asia Minor and Phoenicia (modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon). In a wider sense, the term can be …

The Levant is a region in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east.

The Levant is a historical and geographical term referring to the easternmost region of the Mediterranean, encompassing lands where Europe, Asia, and Africa converge.

Levant is a term used to refer to the region bordering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, traditionally including the present-day countries of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine.

Nov 15, 2025 · levant (third-person singular simple present levants, present participle levanting, simple past and past participle levanted) To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or …

What is the Levant? The Levant is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west and core West Asia, or by the political ...

The southern Levant refers to an area encompassed by modern Israel, Jordan, and Palestine. Canaan is the ancient name of this region, and a Canaanite culture was prominent until the Iron Age, when …