Middle East

The Middle East was a region on Earth. It extended from the middle of North Africa into Asia with its borders touching the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. Maps of the Middle East were present on the library computer of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) in 2254. 

History
The Middle East was an ancient region on Earth, hosting some of the oldest known Human civilizations on the planet. The region of Mesopotamia was located in the Middle East as was the ancient city of Uruk. 

The Pyramids were also located in the Middle Eastern region, specifically the nation of ancient Egypt. The Middle East also figured prominently in the Bible, with such biblical characters as Jesus, Moses, and Lazarus hailing from the region. 

Alexander the Great once controlled an empire that encompassed parts of the Middle East. King Solomon was also another ruler who maintained a kingdom in the area. The immortal Flint once claimed to have once lived as both of these ancient rulers

During the 20th and 21st centuries, several independent nation states existed in the Middle East. Among these were countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. The African nation of the Sudan was sometimes viewed as being part of the Middle East, as were the Asia countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

The Middle East was the "starting point" for several of Earth's most notorious characters. Both Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden hailed from the Middle East and, in 1992, Khan Noonien Singh rose to power in the region and eventually gained control of nearly a quarter of the Earth's population. 

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