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<p>The <b>Middle East</b> is a geo-political region that is generally defined as encompassing all of <a href="page.php?w=Egypt">Egypt</a> and all of <a href="page.php?w=West_Asia">West Asia</a> except for the <a href="page.php?w=Caucasus">Caucasus</a>. It roughly corresponds with what was historically referred to in <a href="page.php?w=Western_Europe">Western Europe</a> as the <a href="page.php?w=Near_East">Near East</a>, which was juxtaposed with the <a href="page.php?w=Far_East">Far East</a>. Unlike West Asia's adherence to <a href="page.php?w=continental_boundaries">continental boundaries</a>,</p><p>
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