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العالم العربي;

Middle East
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Ancient Near East

Arab World

Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Bahrain, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, West Bank, and Yemen

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