<P> The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East : Mesopotamia ( modern Iraq , southeast Turkey , southwest Iran , northeastern Syria and Kuwait ) , ancient Egypt , ancient Iran ( Elam , Media , Parthia and Persia ) , Anatolia / Asia Minor and Armenian Highlands ( Turkey 's Eastern Anatolia Region , Armenia , northwestern Iran , southern Georgia , and western Azerbaijan ) , the Levant ( modern Syria , Lebanon , Palestine , Israel , and Jordan ) , Cyprus and the Arabian Peninsula . The ancient Near East is studied in the fields of Near Eastern archaeology and ancient history . </P>
<P> The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East : Mesopotamia ( modern Iraq , southeast Turkey , southwest Iran , northeastern Syria and Kuwait ) , ancient Egypt , ancient Iran ( Elam , Media , Parthia and Persia ) , Anatolia / Asia Minor and Armenian Highlands ( Turkey 's Eastern Anatolia Region , Armenia , northwestern Iran , southern Georgia , and western Azerbaijan ) , the Levant ( modern Syria , Lebanon , Palestine , Israel , and Jordan ) , Cyprus and the Arabian Peninsula . The ancient Near East is studied in the fields of Near Eastern archaeology and ancient history . </P>
the near eastern area that was known in the ancient world as persia is today called
the near eastern area that was known in the ancient world as persia is today called
Iran
Iran