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Region in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Levant is a subregion of West Asia along the Eastern Mediterranean that forms part of the Middle East. The term is often used in conjunction with historical
Levant
Palestinian rapper (born 2000)
مروان عبد الحميد; born October 6, 2000), known professionally as Saint Levant (French: [sɛ̃ ləvɑ̃]; Arabic: سانت ليفانت), is a Palestinian singer-songwriter
Saint_Levant
Geographical region
The Southern Levant is a geographical region in West Asia along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory corresponding approximately to
Southern_Levant
Canadian media personality and conservative activist
Ezra Isaac Levant (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian media personality, political activist, writer, broadcaster, and former lawyer. Levant is the founder
Ezra_Levant
American musician and comedian (1906–1972)
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor and actor born in Pittsburgh, U.S., from Russian-emigrant
Oscar_Levant
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym
Islamic_State
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up levant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Levant is a region in the eastern Mediterranean, including the Southern Levant. Levant may also
Levant_(disambiguation)
The Levant is the area in Southwest Asia, south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Arabian Desert in the south
History_of_the_ancient_Levant
American filmmaker (born 1952)
Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American filmmaker. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, to a Jewish family, Levant started his career in
Brian_Levant
Military confrontation between UK and France in Syria in May 1945
The Levant Crisis, also known as the Damascus Crisis, the Syrian Crisis, or the Levant Confrontation, was a military confrontation that took place between
Levant_Crisis
List of ships with the same or similar names
borne the name HMS Levant, after the Levant, an historic name for the Eastern Mediterranean. A third was to have been renamed Levant, but this was never
HMS_Levant
English chartered company (1592–1825)
The Levant Company was an English chartered company formed in 1592. Elizabeth I of England approved its initial charter on 11 September 1592 when the Venice
Levant_Company
names of the Levant, a large area in the Near East, or its constituent parts. These names have applied to a part or the whole of the Levant. On occasion
Names_of_the_Levant
Region in the ancient Near East
was an ancient Semitic-speaking civilization and region of the Southern Levant during the late 2nd millennium BC. Canaan had significant geopolitical importance
Canaan
Non-profit organisation
British Research in the Levant (CBRL) is a non-profit organisation that promotes humanities and social science research in the Levant. It consists of two
Council for British Research in the Levant
Council_for_British_Research_in_the_Levant
Wind in the western Mediterranean
The levant (Catalan: Llevant, Italian: Levante, Maltese: Lvant, Greek: Λεβάντες, Spanish: Levante) is an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean
Levant_(wind)
French island in the Mediterranean
Île du Levant (pronounced [il dy ləvɑ̃]), sometimes referred to as Le Levant, is a French island in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Riviera, near
Levant_Island
Period of Levantine history
The prehistory of the Levant includes the various cultural changes that occurred, as revealed by archaeological evidence, prior to recorded traditions
Prehistory_of_the_Levant
Salafi jihadist organization in the Syrian civil war (2012–2017)
full name was the "Victory Front for the People of the Levant by the Mujahideen of the Levant on the Fields of Jihad" (Arabic: جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام
Al-Nusra_Front
French colonial military force
The Army of the Levant (French: Armée du Levant) identifies the armed forces of France and then Vichy France which occupied, and were in part recruited
Army_of_the_Levant
Cuisine of the Eastern Mediterranean
traditional cuisine of the Levant, in the sense of the rough area of former Bilad al-Sham (the Arabic term for the Levant region). The cuisine has similarities
Levantine_cuisine
Species of mammal
The Levant mole (Talpa levantis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. The Levant mole was first described as a subspecies of Talpa caeca by Oldfield
Levant_mole
Species of bird
The Levant sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) is a small bird of prey. It measures 32–38 cm (13–15 in) in length with a wingspan of 65–75 cm (26–30 in)
Levant_sparrowhawk
Syrian rebel group formed in 2014
The Levant Front (Arabic: الجبهة الشامية, romanized: al-Jabhat aš-Šāmiyya, Jabhat al-Shamiyah, also translated as the Sham Front or the Levantine Front)
Levant_Front
1872 painting by Claude Monet
Impression, Sunrise (French: Impression, soleil levant) is an 1872 painting by Claude Monet first shown at what would become known as the "Exhibition of
Impression,_Sunrise
Military unit
of the Levant were military units formed during the period of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, alongside the Army of the Levant. They were
Special_Troops_of_the_Levant
Second-class US Navy sloop-of-war
The first USS Levant was a second-class sloop-of-war in the United States Navy. Levant was launched on 28 December 1837 by New York Navy Yard; and commissioned
USS_Levant
This is a list of earthquakes in the Levant, including earthquakes that either had their epicenter in the Levant or caused significant damage in the region
List of earthquakes in the Levant
List_of_earthquakes_in_the_Levant
Military actions against the Islamic State
themselves as the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and agreed to a strategy that included: exposing ISIL's true nature;
War_against_the_Islamic_State
The Egyptian Stelae in the Levant are the approximately 25 Ancient Egyptian stelae discovered in the Levant, today known as Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine
Egyptian_stelae_in_the_Levant
Region in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Northern Levant is a geographical region in the Eastern Mediterranean, encompassing the northern part of the Levant, between the Mediterranean in the
Northern_Levant
Sunni Islamist and Jihadist military and political organisation
into Syria and declared the creation of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and unilaterally demanded al-Nusra's merger into ISIL. Al-Sharaa
Hay'at_Tahrir_al-Sham
Military unit
The Levant Fleet (French: Flotte du Levant) was the designation under the Ancien Regime for the naval vessels of the Royal French Navy in the Mediterranean
Levant_Fleet
1990 epic poem by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu
The Levant (Romanian: Levantul) is a 1990 epic poem by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu. Consisting of twelve cantos in verse, the narrative begins
The_Levant_(poem)
HMS Levant was a 20-gun Cyrus-class sixth rate of the Royal Navy built by William Courtney, of Chester. She was captured by USS Constitution on 20 February
HMS_Levant_(1813)
The Levant Fair (Hebrew: יריד המזרח; Yarid HaMizrach) was an international trade fair held in Tel Aviv during the 1920s and 1930s. One of the early precursors
Levant_Fair
American artist
Kate Levant (born 1983) is an American artist. She is the co-founder and executive of KAJE, a non-profit exhibition space and publisher in Gowanus. Kate
Kate_Levant
WWII allied naval organisation
The Levant Schooner Flotilla was an Allied naval organisation during World War II that facilitated covert and irregular military operations in the Aegean
Levant_Schooner_Flotilla
Eastern Iberian coastal region of Spain
(Spanish: [leˈβante]; Catalan: Llevant [ʎəˈβan, ʎəˈvant, ʎeˈβan, ʎeˈvant]; "Levant, East") is a name used to refer to the eastern region of the Iberian Peninsula
Levante,_Spain
archaeometallurgy in the southern Levant is the archaeological study of non-iron-related metal technology in the region of the Southern Levant during the Chalcolithic
Nonferrous archaeometallurgy of the Southern Levant
Nonferrous_archaeometallurgy_of_the_Southern_Levant
The Levant Quartet was a formal economic and cultural partnership of Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan formed in December 2010. The Quartet had the stated
Levant_Quartet
Former city of Phoenicia
Sumur (Biblical Hebrew: צְמָרִי [collective noun denoting the city inhabitants]; Egyptian: Smr; Akkadian: Sumuru; Assyrian: Simirra) was a Phoenician
Sumur_(Levant)
Bilingual language newspaper in the Ottoman Empire (1856–1914)
Levant Herald was a bilingual newspaper which existed in the period 1856–1914 in Constantinople. It was founded by British subjects of the Ottoman Empire
Levant_Herald
Medieval migrations of Arabs to the Levant
Arabs migrated to the Levant, encompassing modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel, from ancient time to the modern period. The Arab migrants
Arab_migrations_to_the_Levant
The wildlife of the Levant encompasses all types of wild plants and animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fresh and saltwater fish,
Wildlife_of_the_Levant
Town in Maine, United States
Levant is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,970 at the 2020 census. Originally called Kenduskeag Plantation, the town
Levant,_Maine
British mine
Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has
Levant_Mine_and_Beam_Engine
King of Babylon from 605 to 562 BC
as the empire's greatest king, famous for his military campaigns in the Levant and their role in Jewish history, and for his construction projects in his
Nebuchadnezzar_II
Societal collapse in the Late Bronze Age
better-known Archaic Age. The Hittite Empire spanning Anatolia and the Levant collapsed, while states such as the Middle Assyrian Empire in Mesopotamia
Late_Bronze_Age_collapse
7th-century conquest by the Rashidun Caliphate
During the reign of Caliph Uthman, Constantine III decided to recapture the Levant, which had been lost to the Muslims during Umar's reign. A full-scale invasion
Muslim_conquest_of_Syria
Former militant group
The Levant Revolutionaries Battalions (LRB) was a faction in Syria during the Syrian civil war. The group was formed by Naji Mustafa (a former commander
Levant Revolutionaries Battalions
Levant_Revolutionaries_Battalions
2014-2017 genocide campaign by the Islamic State
Islamic State of Iraq (2006‑2013) Territory Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013‑2014) Islamic State (2014‑present) Timelines 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Yazidi_genocide
Ronald F. Levant is an American psychologist, professor emeritus at the University of Akron, and a former president of the American Psychological Associations
Ronald_F._Levant
000–15,000 BP) and Late (15,000–11,500 BP) phases. In the Mediterranean Levant, the Early Epipalaeolithic is characterised by the Kebaran culture, the
Epipalaeolithic_Near_East
Unincorporated community in Thomas County, Kansas
Levant is a census-designated place (CDP) in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68. It is located approximately
Levant,_Kansas
Extremist interpretation of Salafi jihadism
Islamic State of Iraq (2006‑2013) Territory Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013‑2014) Islamic State (2014‑present) Timelines 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Ideology_of_the_Islamic_State
Islamic State branch in Central Asia, Iran, and Northwest Pakistan
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Islamic State of Iraq and as-Sham (ISIS), and later simply the Islamic
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic_State_–_Khorasan_Province
Majority inhabitants of Syria
Syriac: ܣܘܪܝܝܢ), are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine dialect, as a mother
Syrians
Military unit
Air Headquarters Levant (AHQ Levant) was a command of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 1 December 1941, by renaming the command known as
AHQ_Levant
Former British Royal Navy Station
The Commander-in-Chief, Levant was a senior administrative shore commander of the Royal Navy. The post was established in February 1943 when the British
Commander-in-Chief,_Levant
Dutch footballer (born 1978)
Germaine Levant (born 14 December 1978 in Zaandam) is a Dutch footballer who played for Eerste Divisie club Stormvogels Telstar during the 1999–2003 football
Germaine_Levant
American actress (1911–1996)
was an American actress sometimes credited under her married name as June Levant. Born in San Francisco, Gale rose to fame as part of the vaudeville act
June_Gale
Country in West Asia
officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the
Jordan
American oil tanker (1921–1938)
SS Levant Arrow was an Arrow-class oil tanker. She served a mundane career with the Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony), operating from 1921 until
SS_Levant_Arrow
Transcontinental geopolitical region
that constitute the Middle East are the Arabian Peninsula, Anatolia, the Levant and Mesopotamia (together comprising the Fertile Crescent), and the Iranian
Middle_East
Christian states in the Levant, 1098–1291
Crusader states, or Outremer, were four Catholic polities established in the Levant region and southeastern Anatolia from 1098 to 1291. Following the principles
Crusader_states
Quasi-state and self-proclaimed caliphate
The Islamic State (IS), formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from 2013–2014, is an unrecognized quasi-state and self-proclaimed caliphate
Territory of the Islamic State
Territory_of_the_Islamic_State
Archaeological culture of the Epipalaeolithic Levant
500 BC). The Levant hosts more than a hundred kinds of cereals, fruits, nuts, and other edible parts of plants, and the flora of the Levant during the Natufian
Natufian_culture
Highest ranking authority in the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
The high commissioner of France in the Levant (French: haut-commissaire de France au Levant; Arabic: المندوب السامي الفرنسي على سورية ولبنان, romanized: almandub
High Commissioner of the Levant
High_Commissioner_of_the_Levant
Archaeological period, last part of the Stone Age (New Stone Age)
the ASPRO chronology, the Neolithic started in around 10,200 BC in the Levant, arising from the Natufian culture, when pioneering use of wild cereals
Neolithic
Flowering plant, mallow family Malvaceae
Gossypium herbaceum, commonly known as Levant cotton, is a species of cotton native to semi-arid regions of Southern Africa, as well as from Syria to Afghanistan
Gossypium_herbaceum
16th-century alliance of Francis I and Suleiman I
Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571. American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-0-87169-162-0. Setton, Kenneth M. (1984). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571
Franco-Ottoman_alliance
Ethnic group
BCE, the Assyrians made written references to Arabs as inhabitants of the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Arabia. Throughout the Ancient Near East, Arabs established
Arabs
of ancient and modern populations of Anatolia, Arabia, Egypt, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and other areas. Developments in DNA sequencing in the 1970s
Genetic history of the Middle East
Genetic_history_of_the_Middle_East
Ethnoreligious group of the Levant
"prophets". The Druze faith is one of the major religious groups in the Levant, with between 800,000 and a million adherents. They are primarily located
Druze
French suborbital rocket launch site
Weapons Research and Tests Center") Ile du Levant was a French suborbital rocket launch site, located at Ile du Levant, and active between 1956 and 1968. CERES
CERES_Ile_du_Levant
list of current and former members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its
List_of_Islamic_State_members
History of Palestinians
since the 12th century. The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem and the greater Levant in the 7th century initiated a process of Arabization and Islamization through
Origin_of_the_Palestinians
Part of the Southern Levant east of the Jordan River
romanized: Sharq al ʾUrdun, lit. 'East of the Jordan'), is the part of the Southern Levant east of the Jordan River, mostly contained in present-day Jordan. The region
Transjordan_(region)
Ceramics from the Levant
Levantine pottery draws inspiration from the Ceramic traditions of the Levant. It spans from the Neolithic period to the present. The earliest developments
Levantine_pottery
Canadian political and social commentary media website
founded in February 2015 by former Sun News Network personalities Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley. Rebel News broadcasts its content only on the internet
Rebel_News
Coventry-class Royal Navy frigate
HMS Levant was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Coventry class, which saw Royal Navy service against France in the Seven Years' War, and against France
HMS_Levant_(1758)
HMS Levant was an action which took place at the end of the Anglo-US portion of the War of 1812. The two British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant fought
Capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant
Capture_of_HMS_Cyane_and_HMS_Levant
Site of an ancient city in northern Israel's Jezreel Valley
III/LB IA). In the Southern Levant, the Middle Bronze IIC (c. 1590-1550 BCE) corresponds with Late Bronze IA in the Northern Levant, where Mursili I of the
Tel_Megiddo
British diplomatic organization
The Levant Consular Service was a specialized British diplomatic organization centered in the Levant. From 1877 to 1916, it trained 88 Britons in consular
Levant_Consular_Service
American and French-Haitian singer-songwriter (born 1995)
Saint Levant and Naika's relationship (IYKYK)". Cosmopolitan Middle East. Retrieved January 10, 2025. Laïreche, Rachid (June 3, 2024). "Saint Levant, Libre
Naïka
Artillery battery in Gibraltar
Levant Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Windmill Hill, at the southern end of the Upper
Levant_Battery
Civil rights activist and lawyer (born 1942)
Rita Schwerner Bender (née Levant; born 1942) is an American civil rights activist and lawyer. She and her first husband, Michael Schwerner, participated
Rita_Schwerner_Bender
Extinct or dormant Aramaic dialect of Lebanon
is a dormant Western Aramaic dialect. It was traditionally spoken in the Levant, especially in Mount Lebanon, by Maronite Christians. Similar to Christian
Lebanese_Aramaic
Species of bird
Found from eastern Syria and south-eastern Turkey to south-western Iran Levant calandra lark (M. c. hebraica) - Meinertzhagen, R, 1920: Found from south-central
Calandra_lark
Ancient city on the Levantine coast known from Ancient, Classical, and Medieval times
ancient Near East port city on the Mediterranean coast of the southern Levant of high historical and archaeological significance. Its remains are located
Ascalon
Easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea
but favored many Red Sea species.[citation needed] Eastern Mediterranean Levant (Arabic: بحر الشام, romanized: baḥr as-Shām; Turkish: Bahr el-Şam; Greek:
Levantine_Sea
Topics referred to by the same term
pertaining to the Levant, the region centered around modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including any person from the Levant Syria (region)
Levantine
Earthy clay brought from the Levant, and historically used in medicine
Levant bole is an earthy clay brought from the Levant, and historically used in medicine for the same purposes as Armenian bole. It was indeed so similar
Levant_bole
Archaeological sub-discipline
Balkans, and North Africa, including the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, East Thrace and Egypt. The history of archaeological investigation
Near_Eastern_archaeology
1520.[1] Eliyahu Ashtor (2014), Levant Trade in the Middle Ages.[2] Kenneth Meyer Setton (1976), The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The thirteenth and
Boucicaut's expedition to the Levant (1403)
Boucicaut's_expedition_to_the_Levant_(1403)
1827 naval battle during the Greek War of Independence
(1618–1905). Retrieved 27 June 2023. Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Beaton, Roderick. Byron’s
Battle_of_Navarino
Archaeological site
Kadesh, or Qadesh, was an ancient city of the Levant on or near the headwaters or a ford of the Orontes River. It was of some importance during the Late
Kadesh_(Syria)
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
him becoming the Sultan of Egypt was widely viewed as putting the entire Levant into the French sphere of influence. As the Sublime Porte had proved itself
Ottoman_Empire
Flag used by various Islamist Groups
Interior Ministry banned any activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including recruitment, fundraising, and the use of the group's symbols
Jihadist_flag
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Girl/Female
Indian
Favors, Kindness, Compassion, Noble Prince
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Lord of Siva
Boy/Male
Hindu
Virtuous, Good king
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of the habitational name Bruton, from a place in Somerset, so named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘brisk’ + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ease, Wealth, Lives forever
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Pure
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Emperor; Monarch; Ruler; King of Kings; Leader
Boy/Male
Indian
Able, Powerful
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Latin
Olive Tree
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Agree; Control
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a.
Eastern.
n.
The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.
n.
A belt or girdle which the Christians and Jews of the Levant were obliged to wear to distinguish them from Mohammedans.
n.
A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.
n.
A kind of ketch very common in the Levant, which has neither topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail.
n.
Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass.
n.
A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.
n.
A stout twilled silk fabric, formerly made in the Levant.
n.
A native or inhabitant of the Levant.
n.
Of or pertaining to the Levant.
n.
A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck.
n.
A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass.
n.
An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.
n.
A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean.
v.
One who levants, or decamps.
n.
A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size.
a.
Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant.
n.
A levanter (the wind so called).
v. i.
To run away from one's debts; to decamp.