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There is no Middle East
By Hamid Golpira

Where exactly is the Middle East, anyway, and why is this term being used?

There are no precisely defined borders for this region.
In addition, it is a Eurocentric term originally meant to demarcate the region between the Far East and the Near East, with all these terms defined based on the regions’ geographic location in relation to Europe.

Along these lines, in relation to Mecca, Palestine could be called the Near West.