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The '''Levant''' is an [[archaic]] name for the countries of the Eastern [[Mediterranean]], particularly [[Israel]] and the [[Palestine|Palestinian territories]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]; the term derives from the [[French]] for 'rising', indicating that the Levant, the place where the [[sun]] rises, is to the east.[[Iraq]] is often included in the modern definition,as it includes similarities to [[Syria]] and [[Jordan]].