Ancient Near East is the name given to a historical region of high importance to ancient cultures. It includes portions of the following modern countries: Egypt, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Iran (Islamic Republic of).
Map of Ancient Near East
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- Ancient Near East
About Ancient Near East
Region overview
Type: Terrestrial
Standard: None
Historical regions within Ancient Near East
| Upper Egypt Historical region |
| Egyptian Nile Valley Historical region |
| Northeast Africa Historical region |
| Anatolia Historical region |
| Levant Historical region |
| Mesopotamia Historical region |
| Fertile Crescent Historical region |
Natural geographical entities within Ancient Near East
| Zagros Mountains Elevation |
| Nile River Body of water |
| Euphrates River Body of water |
| Tigris–Euphrates River System Body of water |
| Tigris River Body of water |
Civilizations of Ancient Near East
| Akkadian Empire Ancient civilization · 1 city |
| Assyrian Empire Ancient civilization · 2 cities |
| Ancient Egypt Ancient civilization · 1 city |
| Sumer Ancient civilization · 9 cities |