Area including Turkey and Israel Crossword Clue
8 letters · New York Times · Monday, January 17, 2000 · 49-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, January 17, 2000.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 17, 2000 · 49-Across · 8 letters
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the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
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