<Li> The region of Syria with the island of Cyprus (also known as the Levant), and Turkey, which limits the definition to Western Asia </Li> <P> The countries and territories of the Eastern Mediterranean include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Cyprus </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Lebanon </Li> <Li> Syria </Li> <Li> Palestine </Li> <Li> Israel </Li> <Li> Turkey </Li> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Jordan </Li> </Ul>

The areas that bordered the eastern mediterranean were collectively called