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Regiones petroleras - Medio Oriente

Oil and gas fields in the Levant, Egypt and the Persian Gulf.

Middle East geographic

A NASA globe software World Wind satellite image of the Middle East.

Geo-political location[]

The Middle East (also called the Mid-East) is a eurocentric description of a region centered on Western Asia  and Egypt. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner. Formerly, the eurocentric synonym was the Near East (as opposed to the Far East) was once commonly used.

Near East (French: Proche-Orient) is a geographical term that roughly encompasses Western Asia. Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles, the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire. The term has fallen into disuse in English and has been replaced by the term Middle East.

According to the National Geographic Society, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are "generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey". The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations defines the region similarly, but also includes Afghanistan while excluding the countries of North Africa and the Palestinian territories.

Near East now applies only to Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Armeina, Georgia, Bulgaria, Macidonia and Albania intermitanly.

Traditional definition of the Middle East in terms of historical regions[]

  1. Iran (Persia)
  2. Asia Minor
  3. Mesopotamia
  4. The Levant
  5. The Arabian Peninsula
  6. Egypt
  7. The parts of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empier and Omani Emirate in the above region
  8. The Russian, French and British holdings and protectorates in the above region prior to 1918.

Traditional definition of the Middle East in terms of modern-day countries[]

  1. Bahrain
  2. Cyprus
  3. Egypt
  4. Iran
  5. Iraq
  6. Israel (+ the West Bank and Gaza)
  7. Jordan
  8. Kuwait
  9. Lebanon
  10. Oman
  11. Palestine
  12. Qatar
  13. Saudi Arabia
  14. Syria
  15. Turkey
  16. United Arab Emirates
  17. Yemen

Countries and territories of the Middle East according to the G8[]

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Algeria
  3. Bahrain
  4. Cyprus
  5. Djibouti
  6. Egypt
  7. Iran
  8. Iraq
  9. Israel (+ the West Bank and Gaza)
  10. Jordan
  11. Kuwait
  12. Lebanon
  13. Libya
  14. Mauritania
  15. Morocco
  16. Oman
  17. Pakistan
  18. Palestine
  19. Qatar
  20. Saudi Arabia
  21. Somalia
  22. Sudan
  23. Syria
  24. Tunisia
  25. Turkey
  26. Western Sahara Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  27. United Arab Emirates
  28. Yemen

CIS countries sometimes associated with the Greater Middle East[]

  1. Armenia
  2. Azerbaijan
  3. Georgia
  4. Kazakhstan
  5. Kyrgyzstan
  6. Tajikistan
  7. Turkmenistan
  8. Uzbekistan

The www.worldatlas.com variant[]

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Bahrain
  3. Iran
  4. Iraq
  5. Israel
  6. Jordan
  7. Kuwait
  8. Kyrgyzstan
  9. Lebanon
  10. Oman
  11. Pakistan
  12. Palestinian Territories (that is- the West Bank and Gaza)
  13. Qatar
  14. Saudi Arabia
  15. Syria
  16. Tajikistan
  17. Turkey
  18. Turkmenistan
  19. United Arab Emirates
  20. Uzbekistan
  21. Yemen

The www.geography-map-games.com variant[]

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Arminia
  3. Azerbijan
  4. Bahrain
  5. Cyprus
  6. Georgia
  7. Iran
  8. Iraq
  9. Israel
  10. Jordan
  11. Kuwait
  12. Kyrgyzstan
  13. Lebanon
  14. Oman
  15. Pakistan
  16. Palestinian Territories (that is- the West Bank and Gaza)
  17. Qatar
  18. Saudi Arabia
  19. Syria
  20. Tajikistan
  21. Turkey
  22. Turkmenistan
  23. United Arab Emirates
  24. Uzbekistan
  25. Yemen

The GCC[]

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية‎), originally (and still colloquially) known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq. It started over oil and gas trading with the West, spread to inter Middle East trade and defying Israel, and has now moved on to other issues like fighting terrorism.

Its member states are-

  1. Bahrain
  2. Kuwait
  3. Oman
  4. Qatar
  5. Saudi Arabia
  6. The United Arab Emirates
  7. Yemen (planned to join it in the mid 2000s)

Also see[]

  1. Who are the Semites?
  2. Pollution in the Middle East
  3. Arab–Israeli conflict
  4. Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  5. Oman, UAE and Yemen Cold War conflicts
  6. The Omani territory of Madha and the UAE's Nahwa Territory
  7. North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
  8. North Yemen Civil War
  9. Abu Dhabi
  10. Cold War
  11. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
  12. 1978 South Lebanon conflict
  13. Blue Line
  14. Israel-Lebanon conflict
  15. Qibya massacre
  16. Six-Day War
  17. Suez Crisis
  18. Aden Emergency
  19. Yom Kippur War
  20. Time line of Iraq
  21. 1948 Palestine war
  22. Iranian Revolution
  23. 1970s energy crises
  24. Threat construction
  25. Minerals and fuel in central Africa
  26. What women should wear in the Middle East
  27. Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
  28. North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
  29. Iranian videos page
  30. Iran-Iraq war
  31. USS Liberty incident
  32. Mirna-class patrol boat
  33. Ibrahim el Awal
  34. T3 Tanker
  35. T2 tanker
  36. Victory ship
  37. Camano-class cargo ship
  38. Palestine vs Israel
  39. 1970s energy crises
  40. 1953 Iranian coup d'état
  41. What women should wear in the Middle East
  42. Bourj el-Barajneh and it's refugee camp
  43. Six-Day War
  44. Suez Crisis
  45. Dhofar Rebellion
  46. Omani Civil War
  47. Republic of Mahabad
  48. Azerbaijan People's Government
  49. Iran crisis of 1946
  50. Tri-Partite Treaty
  51. Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  52. The Al-Wadiah War (1969)
  53. October 28, 1972 Cairo Agreement
  54. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2
  55. United Nations Security Council Resolution 3
  56. United Nations Security Council Resolution 267
  57. United Nations Security Council Resolution 280
  58. United Nations Security Council Resolution 270
  59. United Nations Security Council Resolution 250
  60. United Nations Security Council Resolution 251
  61. United Nations Security Council Resolution 54
  62. United Nations Security Council Resolution 101
  63. United Nations Security Council Resolution 444
  64. United Nations Security Council Resolution 474
  65. United Nations Security Council Resolution 465
  66. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334
  67. United Nations Security Council Resolution 242
  68. United Nations Security Council Resolution 179
  69. Israel invasion of Lebanon in 1982
  70. Qibya massacre
  71. Aden Emergency
  72. Yom Kippur War
  73. Time line of Iraq
  74. 1948 Palestine war
  75. Iranian Revolution
  76. 1970s energy crises
  77. Minerals and fuel in central Africa
  78. What women should wear in the Middle East
  79. Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
  80. North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
  81. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
  82. Oil spills, blow-outs (well drilling) and tanker sinkings
  83. Unconventional oil reserves
  84. Six-Day War
  85. Suez Crisis
  86. Middle East
  87. Aden Emergency
  88. Yom Kippur War
  89. Time line of Iraq
  90. 1948 Palestine war
  91. North Yemen Civil War
  92. Iranian Revolution
  93. 1970s energy crises
  94. Minerals and fuel in central Africa
  95. What women should wear in the Middle East
  96. Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
  97. Winning a hot war
  98. Six-Day War
  99. Suez Crisis
  100. The Al-Wadiah War (1969)
  101. Aden Emergency
  102. Yom Kippur War
  103. Time line of Iraq
  104. 1948 Palestine war
  105. Iranian Revolution
  106. 1970s energy crises
  107. Minerals and fuel in central Africa
  108. What women should wear in the Middle East
  109. Mineral mining, smelting and shipping videos
  110. North Yemen Civil War
  111. Iranian videos page
  112. Iran-Iraq war
  113. Palestine vs Israel
  114. 1970s energy crises
  115. 1953 Iranian coup d'état
  116. What women should wear in the Middle East
  117. Bourj el-Barajneh and it's refugee camp
  118. Israel invasion of Lebanon in 1982
  119. North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972

Sources[]

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Middle_East
  3. http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm
  4. http://www.geography-map-games.com/geography-games-Geography-Countries-of-Middle-East-_pageid50.html
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council
  6. http://www.aljazeera.com/topics/regions/middleeast.html
  7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/
  8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east
  9. http://edition.cnn.com/middle-east
  10. http://www.geography-map-games.com/geography-games-Geography-Countries-of-Middle-East-_pageid50.html
  11. http://stylemanual.natgeo.com/
  12. http://www.fao.org/docrep/w4345e/w4345e0e.htm
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