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*Middle East Photo Archive Geography History Arts and Culture ********************* *Research The Middle East Institute Middle East & Jewish Studies Middle Eastern Studies Meria Middle East Review Enzyklopaedia of the Orient Middle East Virtual library *********************** |
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| The Middle East is built on a magnificent legacy of civilisation datin back to ancient times. Science, the arts, written language, mathematics, a legal sysltem, and other hallmarks of civilisation flourished in ancient Sumer, Persia, Egypt and other parts of the Middle East, leaving a legacy of influence on the later cultures of Greek and Rome. Today the Middle East continues to offer the world a rich cultural contribution, as home to the three major world religions, a fascinating tradition of folkloric music and dance and a growing economic power base. |
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