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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
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
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
Palestinian rapper and musician (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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The discography of Palestinian rapper and singer Saint Levant includes two studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), thirty-five singles (including four
Saint_Levant_discography
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Former city of Phoenicia
Sumur (Biblical Hebrew: צְמָרִי [collective noun denoting the city inhabitants]; Egyptian: Smr; Akkadian: Sumuru; Assyrian: Simirra) was a Phoenician city
Sumur_(Levant)
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Military unit
The Special Troops of the Levant (French: Troupes spéciales du Levant) were military units formed during the period of the French Mandate for Syria and
Special_Troops_of_the_Levant
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
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
Salafi jihadist organization in the Syrian civil war (2012–2017)
full name was the "Support 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
Sunni Islamist and Jihadist military and political organisation
Jaish al-Mujahideen, the Fastaqim Union, the western Aleppo units of the Levant Front, and the Idlib-based units of Jaysh al-Islam. JFS lost several hundred
Hay'at_Tahrir_al-Sham
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
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
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
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
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)
1954 Israeli false flag operation in Egypt
The Lavon affair was a failed Israeli covert operation, codenamed Operation Susannah, conducted in Egypt in the summer of 1954. As part of a false flag
Lavon_Affair
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cuisine of the Eastern Mediterranean
Levantine cuisine is the traditional cuisine of the Levant. The cuisine has similarities with other Easter Mediterranean cuisines, such as Balkan cuisine
Levantine_cuisine
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
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
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
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
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
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
7th-century conquest by the Rashidun Caliphate
Roman period, beginning after the Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70, the Levant (Judea, Samaria, and the Galilee) was renamed Palaestina, subdivided into
Muslim_conquest_of_Syria
British diplomatic organisation
The Levant Consular Service or Consular Service for the Ottoman Dominions, Persia, Greece, and Morocco was a specialised British diplomatic organisation
Levant_Consular_Service
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)
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
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
18th-century Swedish company
The Swedish Levant Company (Swedish: Levantiska kompaniet) was a Swedish chartered company founded on 20 February 1738 with the exclusive right to trade
Swedish_Levant_Company
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
continued with its consolidation and expansion. It took place between the Levant and the western Zagros, including part of Anatolia, at the beginning of
Neolithic_in_the_Near_East
Species of flowering plant in the mallow family
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
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
ancient and modern populations of Anatolia, Arabia, Egypt, Persia, 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
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
American psychologist
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
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
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
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
Greco-Roman city that was established in Amman
(Ancient Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια) was a historical city located in the southern Levant, which was part of the Greek, Nabataean, Roman, and Byzantine realms between
Philadelphia_(Amman)
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
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
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
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
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 study of the Levant
Levantine archaeology is the archaeological study of the Levant, a region encompassing the modern areas of Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and
Levantine_archaeology
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 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)
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
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
Imperial Ottoman conquest of Egypt and the Levant
which led to the Fall of the Mamluk Sultanate and the incorporation of the Levant, Egypt, and the Hejaz as provinces of the Ottoman Empire. The war transformed
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman–Mamluk_War_(1516–1517)
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
1996 novel by Amin Maalouf
Ports of Call (French: Les Échelles du Levant) is a 1991 novel by the French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf. The narrative follows a married couple consisting
Ports_of_Call_(Maalouf_novel)
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
People of Syria
century, most of the inhabitants of the Levant spoke Aramaic. In the centuries after the Muslim conquest of the Levant in 634, Arabic gradually became the
Syrians
Adnanite Arab tribe
is an Arabian tribe in the Arabian Peninsula, Upper Mesopotamia, and the Levant. Anizah's existence as an autonomous tribal group, like many prominent modern
Anizah
Culture that existed in the Levant and Arabia between the last two Paleolithic periods
Emiran culture was a culture that existed in the Levant (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Arabia) between the Middle Paleolithic and
Emiran
A seljuk campaign against the Crusader states
(1111) was a military campaign that took place in Upper Mesopotamia and Levant, led by Mas'ud ibn Muhammed against the Crusaders and their states. In 1110
Seljuk campaign on the Crusaders (1111)
Seljuk_campaign_on_the_Crusaders_(1111)
Earlier part of the Neolithic period in Southwest Asia
Neolithic A (PPNA), the "world's first town", Jericho, appeared in the Levant, although the adequacy of this title has since been challenged. Sculpture
Pre-Pottery_Neolithic
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