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Middle East  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gaza Strip
  • Near East
  • West Bank

Scope note

  • The region of southwest Asia and northeastern Africa usually considered as extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)

History note

  • 82; NEAR EAST was see ASIA, WESTERN 1994-95

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