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But the Fertile Crescent refers to areas of fertile soil near important rivers in the area. It stretches from the Nile River in Egypt to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern Iraq.It also encompasses several other countries, including Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.he Arabian Desert lies to the south of the Fertile Crescent. Archeologist James Henry Breasted first used the term â Fertile Crescent â to describe the area. According to him, the Fertile Crescent was the first area settled in western Asia.
The Fertile Crescent includes the modern day countries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and others. Ancient Mesopotamia was located in what is now southern Iraq. It was between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. In fact, the word Mesopotamia is Greek meaning the land between the rivers.ncient Mesopotamia is included in a part of the world that was called the fertile crescent. Civilizations arose here because it was easy to grow food here. With the relative ease of food production, people settled down in place, population grew, and towns and cities were built.