Talk:Eastern Mediterranean

Redundancy
There's considerable overlapping with the Middle East article, and this article here might be redundant. Just for the record. Ibaman (talk) 19:13, 21 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Of course, Cyprus (and the disputed Northern Cyprus) might be considered part of the Middle East and Greece might be considered as part of the Balkans, making this region redundant. However, Greece is considered separate from the Balkans as most of its well-known destinations (other than Athens) are on the Greek Islands, while Cyprus is a EU member and culturally closer to Europe than the Middle East, making the Eastern Mediterranean a viable region. The region is defined not to include purely non-European countries, although the trans-continental Turkey is part of both the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 03:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Cyprus is an EU member but also normally has a lot of trade and cultural exchange with Lebanon, Israel and Syria and ferries going there from all three countries, so its connection with the Middle East is quite substantial. Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:02, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Exactly why I think we should follow your suggestion and make this an extraregion, making sure to include Levantine countries + Egypt. SHB2000  (talk &#124; contribs &#124; meta) 05:13, 22 September 2022 (UTC)