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re: Why is there no "Near East"?
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:12 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:12 pm to theantiquetiger
The Near East was originally used to refer to Turkey, Egypt, and the Holy Land with the Middle East being the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. The name "Middle East" sorta caught on and ended up meaning anywhere Muslim's are in power.
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