Back Levantynse See Afrikaans البحر الشامي (شرق البحر المتوسط) Arabic حوض شام ARY Livan dənizi Azerbaijani لوانتین دنیزی AZB Левантыйскае мора Byelorussian Levantsko more BS Mar de Llevant Catalan Левант тинĕсĕ CV Levantiske Hav Danish
| Levantine Sea | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Levantine Sea | |
 The location of the Levantine Sea | |
| Location | Mediterranean |
| Coordinates | 34°N 34°E / 34°N 34°E |
| Type | Sea |
| Basin countries | Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus |
| Surface area | 320,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) |
The Levantine Sea (Arabic: بحر الشام, romanized: baḥr as-Shām) is the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea.[1][2]
- ^ Gacic, Miroslav; Bensi, Manuel (2020-12-10). Ocean Exchange and Circulation. MDPI. p. 7. ISBN 978-3-03936-152-6.
It is modified flowing eastward, passes the Sicily Channel and the Ionian Sea and enters the easternmost part of the Mediterranean, the Levantine Sea.
- ^ Ashwarya, Sujata (2019-05-03). Israel's Mediterranean Gas: Domestic Governance, Economic Impact, and Strategic Implications. Taylor & Francis. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-429-53623-6.
The Levantine Sea is the easternmost part of the Mediterranean that includes the territorial waters of Israel, Lebanon and Syria.