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Q: The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?

Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores Quick Verdict: The term "Levant" roughly corresponds to the region along the eastern Mediterranean shores. It is a historical and geographical term that encompasses modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and certain adjacent areas. Why was the question asked? Geographical Extent: The Levant, which connects Europe, Asia and Africa, forms the westernmost edge of West Asia. The Levant is also part of the much larger geopolitical region known as the Middle East, which expands further to include Egypt, the entire Arabian Peninsula, and Anatolia (Turkey). Geopolitical Volatility: The Levant is almost constantly in the international news cycle due to overlapping geopolitical conflicts, most notably the Syrian civil war and the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Current Affairs Trigger: The term originally gained massive global prominence during the rise of ISIS (also widely referred to as ISIL - Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), which proclaimed a Caliphate across this region in 2014. While that Caliphate was destroyed in 2019, the term flooded the news cycle again in late 2021 following the deadly Kabul Airport attack by the group's regional affiliate, ISIS-Khorasan. Because of the parent group's origins and recurring instability in the area, the term "Levant" remains a permanent fixture in international current affairs.

Geography › Physical Geography (World) Year 2022 Q. 2 25 of 64 in this theme

The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?

(a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores
(b) Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco
(c) Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa
(d) The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea