Middle East the birthplace and spiritual centre of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Before the First World War, Near East was used in English to refer to the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire, while Middle East referred to Persia, Afghanistan and sometimes Central Asia, Turkestan and the Caucasus. (Far East referred to countries such as Malaysia and Singapore in East Asia.)
With the disappearance of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, Near East largely fell out of common use, while Middle East came to be applied to the re-emerging countries of the Arab world. (It should be noted, however, that several other European languages, such as German, and several academic disciplines even in the English-speaking world, such as archaeology and ancient history, retain the use of Near East as a common designation, describing an area identical to that described by the more widely-used Middle East).
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1. Hotel Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Star Rating 5 of 5.
2. Hotel Mina A' Salam at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Star Rating 5 of 5.
3. Hotel Grand Hyatt Amman, Amman, Jordan. Star Rating 5 of 5.
4. Hotel Grosvenor House West Marina Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Star Rating 5 of 5.
5. Hotel Marriott Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Suweima, Jordan. Star Rating 4 of 5.
6. Hotel Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Star Rating 5 of 5.
7. Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Star Rating 5 of 5.
8. Al Faisaliah, A Rosewood Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Star Rating 5 of 5.
9. Hotel The Ritz-Carlton, Doha, Doha, Qatar. Star Rating 5 of 5.
10. Four Seasons Hotel Amman, Amman, Jordan. Star Rating 5 of 5.
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Best Middle East Things to do (for details see MORE INFORMATION):
1. Ski Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2. Wild Wadi Water Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
3. Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
4. Petra, Petra, Jordan. One of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
5. Old City of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
6. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel.
7. Dome of the Rock (al-Haram al-Sharif), Jerusalem, Israel.
8. Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
9 . Holy Mosque (Masjid Al Haram), Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
10. Site of Palmyra, Palmyra, Syria.
