{Aden, country} Previous country was on Arabia south coast.
{Akkad} Former empire was in north Babylonia. It is also Agade.
{Armenia} Country is east of Black Sea, east of Turkey. Capital is Yerevan.
{Ashur} Ancient empire was in northwest Iraq, on Tigris River. Another name was Assyria.
{Assyria} Ancient empire was in northwest Iraq, on Tigris River. Another name was Ashur.
{Azerbaijan} Country is east of Black Sea, northwest of Iran and northeast of Turkey. Capital is Baku.
{Babylonia} Ancient country was in Iraq, in valley between lower Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.
{Bahrain} Island sheikdom is in southeast Middle East, between Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Capital is Manama.
{Bithynia} Ancient country was in northwest Asia Minor.
{Cyprus} Island is in east Mediterranean, south of Turkey. Capital is Nicosia.
{Ebla} Ancient country was in Syria, south of Aleppo.
{Galatia} Ancient country was in central Asia Minor.
{Georgia, country} Country is east of Black Sea, northeast of Turkey. Capital is Tbilisi. It has Mt. Elbrus in north.
{Iran} Country is in east Middle East, southwest of Caspian Sea and east of Iraq. Old name was Persia. Capital is Tehran. Main cities are Abadan on southwest coast, Isfahan in west, Shiraz in south center, Gom in north center, Tabriz in northwest, and Mashad in northeast. It has Mt. Damavand in north center.
{Iraq} Country is in east Middle East, on Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, west of Iran and east of Syria. Capital is Baghdad.
{Israel} Country is in west Middle East, on Mediterranean Sea, south of Lebanon. Capital is Tel Aviv. Main cities are Jerusalem and Haifa.
{Jordan} Country is in central Middle East and northwest Arabia, northwest of Saudi Arabia. Capital is Amman.
{Judaea} {Judea} Former kingdom is in south Palestine.
{Judah} Ancient kingdom was in south Palestine.
{Kuwait} Country is in east Middle East, northeast of Saudi Arabia and south of Iraq. Capital is Kuwait.
{Lebanon} Country is in west Middle East, on Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Syria. Capital is Beirut.
{Lydia} Ancient country was in west Asia Minor.
{Media} Ancient country was in northwest Iran.
{Oman} Country is in southeast Arabia, north of Yemen. Capital is Muscat.
{Ottoman Empire} Former sultanate included Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Barbary States, Balkan States, and some Russia and Hungary.
{Palestine} Country and ancient region is between Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River.
{Palestinian Territories} Territory and ancient region is between Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River, south of Israel.
{Parthia} Ancient country was in northeast Iran.
{Pergamon} Ancient Greek kingdom was in central Asia Minor. Pergamon is also Pergamum and is now Bergama, Turkey.
{Persia} Former kingdom was in east Middle East. New name is Iran.
{Philistia} Ancient country was in southwest Palestine.
{Phoenicia} Ancient country was in Syria and Lebanon.
{Phrygia} Ancient country was in west-central Asia Minor.
{Pontus} Ancient country was in northeast Asia Minor.
{Qatar} Country is in southeast Middle East, between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates. Capital is Doha.
{Saudi Arabia} Country is in southwest Middle East, south of Iraq and north of Yemen. Capital is Riyadh. Main cities are Medina and Mecca.
{Sheba} Former country was in southwest Arabian Peninsula.
{Sumer} Former empire was in south Iraq. It was Babylonia southern division.
{Syria} Country is in west Middle East, south of Turkey. Capital is Damascus.
{Trucial Coast} Former country is in southeast Middle East.
{Turkey} Country is in northwest Middle East, north of Syria and south of Black Sea. Capital is Ankara. Main cities are Istanbul in northwest and Izmir on west coast.
{United Arab Emirates} Country is in southeast Arabia, on Persian Gulf, south of Qatar and north of Oman. Capital is Abu Dhabi.
{Yemen} Country is in southwest Arabia, on Red Sea, south of Saudi Arabia. Capital is Sanaa.
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