OT: Vorderasien vs. Nahost (was OT: Re: an axe to grind)
| From: | Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 9:46 |
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Hallo!
Andreas Johansson wrote:
> While at the subject of German geographical terminology, I thought I'd ask the
> resident Germans whether there's any distinction between 'Vorderasien' and
> 'Nahost' (lit "near-east"). Is there?
As far as I can tell, the terms are synonymous, but _Vorderasien_ is mainly
used when discussing the *ancient* Middle East, and rarely for the modern
Middle East.
Greetings,
Jörg.
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