Mashriq definitions

Mashriq

1) Historical region 2) Middle east 3) Mideast 4) Near east
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Mashriq

The Mashriq (مشرق, also Mashreq, Mashrek) is the region of Arab countries to the east of Egypt. This composes the countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Syria. Poetically the ‘place of sunrise’, the name is derived from the verb sharaqa (شرق ‘to shine, illuminate, radiate’ and ‘to rise’), referring to the direction ...
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Mashriq

geographic region extending from the western border of Egypt to the western border of Iran. It includes the modern states of Egypt, The Sudan, Saudi ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/44

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Mashriq

noun Arabic name for the Middle East
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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Mashriq

Eastern Islamic world, as distinct from the Maghrib ( q.v .). Also transliterated as Machrek .
Found on https://www.photius.com/countries/libya/glossary/index.html

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