Middle East

Japanese: Middle East(英語表記)MiddleEast
Middle East

…A translation of the regional concept of the English term Middle East or the French term Moyen Orient. It refers to the region that encompasses the Atlantic coast of North Africa, from Afghanistan and Iran in the east to Morocco in the west, and from Turkey in the north to the entire Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, and the Sahara region in the south.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Middle East" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英語のMiddle Eastまたはフランス語のMoyen Orientなどの地域概念に相応する訳語。東はアフガニスタン,イランから西はモロッコなど北アフリカの大西洋岸まで,北はトルコから南はアラビア半島全域ないしアフリカの角やスーダン,サハラ地域までを包含する地域を指す。…

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