Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Сярэдні Усход" in Belarusian language version.
Thus defined, the Middle East consisted of the states or territories of Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Palestine (now Israel), Jordan, Egypt, The Sudan, Libya, and the various states of Arabia proper (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States, or Trucial Oman [now United Arab Emirates]. Subsequent events have tended, in loose usage, to enlarge the number of lands included in the definition. The three North African countries of Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco are closely connected in sentiment and foreign policy with the Arab states. In addition, geographic factors often require statesmen and others to take account of Afghanistan and Pakistan in connection with the affairs of the Middle East. Occasionally Greece is included in the compass of the Middle East.
Concept britannique d'origine politique, qui qualifie aujourd'hui les régions s'étendant du Maroc au Pakistan (Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, Libye, Égypte [parfois Soudan], Israël, Palestine, Liban, Jordanie, Syrie, Iraq, Arabie, Turquie, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan). En France, on emploie indifféremment les termes Moyen-Orient et Proche-Orient, mais le Maghreb en est toujours exclu.
