Talk:Near East

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Contents 1 Uh? 2 Timeline Issue 3 Near or Middle? 4 Map request 5 Fair use rationale for Image:NearEast2.png

[edit] Uh?

Why does it say, "see also, 'Gay Pakis'"? WTF? —Preceding unsigned comment added by ReignMan (talk • contribs) 03:41, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

This is actually incorrect, the 'Near East' was the region today we call the Balkans, while the region described here was the 'Middle East', to the east of the 'Near East' (and the 'Far East' is further to the east of that - from a Eurocentric standpoint). Someone should take the time to fix this.

It is not incorrect, there is simply no consensus on the use of these terms. It was used by 19th-century geographers to refer mainly to the Turkish-Ottoman Empire that included parts of the Balkans but also lands on the Mediterrean shores of Asia. I recommend using the less ambiguous term 'Southwest Asia' in any discipline.

In german language Naher Osten is basically the eastern shore of the mediteranian see. Where as Mittlerer Ostens means Irak and Iran and the arabic peninsula.Stone 18:34, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Timeline Issue

I'm not understanding these two sentences under Background: "The term Near East came into use in the 1890s, when European powers were faced with two critical situations in the "east".[1] The Sino-Japanese War in 1894–1895 occurred in the Far East, while an Armenian Genocide ..." The Armenian Genocide wasn't in the 1890's, it was from 1915-1917. If the author is intending to reference some earlier massacre, they need to clarify this paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.54.17.184 (talk) 14:42, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Near or Middle?

How can near be alternative to middle? User:Karim Alameddine

• Near to Europe. Funkynusayri (talk) 04:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map request

See e.g. Middle East. -- Beland 02:52, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Done.Kmusser 18:46, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

The map contradicts the article. Notably, Georgia and even the small part of Armenia that comprises historical Armenia, are not indicated. Also, I've issued a citation request for the assertion that the "non-Eurocentric" name "Southwest Asia" is synonymous with "Near East", here. Note that a large part of my commentary is in the form of an HTML comment. Cheers, Tomer^talk 03:47, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:NearEast2.png

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BetacommandBot 00:30, 26 July 2007 (UTC)