Geographicals

Middle East

The region of southwest Asia and northeastern Africa usually considered as extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)

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Abstract

The region of southwest Asia and northeastern Africa usually considered as extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Gaza Strip
  • Gaza Strip (Palestine)
  • Near East
  • West Bank

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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History Note

82; NEAR EAST was see ASIA, WESTERN 1994-95

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Previous Indexing

  • Asia, Western (1966-1981)
  • specific Middle East country (1966-1981)

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  1. Z01w.252w.245w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Middle East. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008877
  2. Middle East. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
  3. Middle East. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7204