al-Sham (English spelling)

Japanese: al-Shām(英語表記)alSham
al-Sham (English spelling)

…the historical name for the long, narrow strip of land between the Mediterranean Sea and the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. It comes from Greek (classical pronunciation: Shri-ya) and is called al-Sham in Arabic. Its exact extent has varied over time, and the present Syrian Arab Republic covers only the narrowest area as the term has been used since ancient times. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "al-Shām" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地中海とアラビア半島の砂漠との間の,南北に細長い地域に対する歴史的呼称。ギリシア語(古典的発音ではシュリア)に由来し,アラビア語ではシャームal‐Shāmという。その正確な範囲は時代によって異なり,現在のシリア・アラブ共和国は古代以来の〈シリア〉という語の用法では最も狭い地域をカバーしているにすぎない。…

※「al-Shām」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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