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The Middle East is a world region in Western Asia and North-eastern Africa. The term was created by British military strategists in the 19th century, and definitions of the Middle East vary; it is not simply a geographical term, but also a political one, connoting that it separates Europe from the Far East, and the traditional trade route of choice between these two extremes.

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Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. It is rather like an independent city-state and is the … Dubai Travel Guide »
Mecca
Mecca
Mecca or Makkah, located in western Saudi Arabia, is the holiest city in Islam. It is strictly forbidden for Non-Muslims to enter the city and this is strongly enforced. Mecca Travel Guide »
Tehran
Tehran
Tehran, is the capital city of Iran. A bustling metropolis of 14 million people, it is situated at the foot of the towering Alborz mountain range. Tehran Travel Guide »
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Israel
Israel
Israel is a small yet diverse Middle Eastern country with a long coastline on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and a small window on the Red Sea at the Gulf of Eilat. Israel Travel Guide »
Iran
Iran
Iran is a large country between the Middle East and Central Asia, between the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea. Iran Travel Guide »
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates on the eastern side of the Arabian peninsula, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. United Arab Emirates Travel Guide »
Lebanon
Lebanon
The Republic of Lebanon is a small country within the Middle East region with its capital being Beirut. Lebanon Travel Guide »
Jordan
Jordan
Jordan is a country in the Middle East. Almost completely land-locked, Jordan is bordered by Israel and the West Bank to the … Jordan Travel Guide »
Palestine
Palestine
The Palestinian territories consist of two physically separate entities, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and are not considered part of any sovereign nation. Palestine Travel Guide »
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a Middle Eastern country that occupies most of the Arabian peninsula and has coastlines on the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Saudi Arabia Travel Guide »
Syria
Syria
Syria (الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة Al-Jumhuriya al-`Arabiya as-Suriya, the Syrian Arab Republic www.syriatourism.org) is one … Syria Travel Guide »
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq is a country in the Middle East. It lies at the north end of the Persian Gulf and has a small coastline in the southeast of the country. Iraq Travel Guide »
Oman
Oman
The Sultanate of Oman is in the Middle East, on the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates … Oman Travel Guide »
Yemen
Yemen
Yemen is on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, and sharing borders with Saudi Arabia and Oman. Yemen Travel Guide »
Qatar
Qatar
Qatar is a peninsula jutting into the Persian Gulf, to the north of Saudi Arabia, East of Bahrain and West of the Emirates. Qatar Travel Guide »
Bahrain
Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain is a Middle Eastern archipelago in the Persian Gulf, tucked into a pocket of the sea flanked by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Bahrain Travel Guide »
Kuwait
Kuwait
Kuwait is a country in the Middle East. It is located at the head of the Arabian Gulf, with Iraq to the north and west, and Saudi Arabia to the southwest. Kuwait Travel Guide »
Dead Sea
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea, borders Israel, the West Bank and Jordan. It is the lowest point in the world at 394.6 m below sea level. Dead Sea Travel Guide »
Golan Heights
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of Syria and Israel. Golan Heights Travel Guide »
Levant
Levant is an imprecisely defined region in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the … Levant Travel Guide »
Ferries in The Red Sea
This page aims to provide an overview of all the ferry services in the Red Sea between Middle Eastern countries. Ferries in The Red Sea Travel Guide »
One month in the Jewish Holy Land
This article gives you ideas on how to spend a month in the Jewish Holy Land, the area in which the Jewish religion was formed, to the Temple in Jerusalem. One month in the Jewish Holy Land Travel Guide »
Judean Desert
Judean Desert
The Judean Desert is a geographical region in central and southern West Bank, with a part in the eastern edge of south-central Israel. Judean Desert Travel Guide »
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