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The Fertile Crescent (Arabic: الهلال الخصيب) is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, spanning modern-day Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, together with northern Kuwait, south-eastern Turkey, and western Iran. Some authors also include Cyprus and northern Egypt.
Fertile Crescent, the region where the first settled agricultural communities of the Middle East and Mediterranean basin are thought to have originated by the early 9th millennium bce. The term was popularized by the American Orientalist James Henry Breasted.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
19. Okt. 2023 · Learn about the history, geography, and culture of the Fertile Crescent, the region where the earliest civilizations emerged. Find out how water scarcity and political conflicts have affected the area in modern times.
28. März 2018 · The Fertile Crescent, often called the "Cradle of Civilization ", is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt. The region has long been recognized for its vital contributions to world culture ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Learn about the history, geography and culture of the Fertile Crescent, a region in Western Asia and North Africa that gave rise to some of the world's earliest civilizations. Discover how UChicago scholars have studied and shaped our understanding of this ancient area through archaeology and research.
16. Okt. 2020 · The Fertile Crescent is a semi-circular region in the eastern Mediterranean where ancient civilizations developed. Learn about its geography, origins, achievements, and challenges from this article.
20. Dez. 2017 · Learn about the Fertile Crescent, the region of the Middle East where some of the earliest human civilizations emerged. Discover the origins of writing, agriculture, irrigation and the Sumerians, and explore the ancient sites of Mesopotamia.
