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Fertile Crescent in Arabic

الهِلَال الخَصِيب al-hilāl al-ḵaṣīb

UK/ˈfɜːtaɪl ˈkɹɛsənt//ˈfɝːtəl ˈkɹɛsənt/

Fertile Crescent in Arabic: الهِلَال الخَصِيب (al-hilāl al-ḵaṣīb). In English, Fertile Crescent means a crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.

Arabic words for Fertile Crescent

crescent-shaped arc of fertile land
الهِلَال الخَصِيب al-hilāl al-ḵaṣīb

English meaning of Fertile Crescent

  1. proper noun A crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.

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Questions about Fertile Crescent in Arabic

What is the meaning of Fertile Crescent in Arabic?
Fertile Crescent in Arabic is الهِلَال الخَصِيب (al-hilāl al-ḵaṣīb).
ما معنى كلمة Fertile Crescent؟
Fertile Crescent: الهِلَال الخَصِيب (al-hilāl al-ḵaṣīb).
What does Fertile Crescent mean in English?
Fertile Crescent means a crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.

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