Za'atar oregano, oregano, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter marjoram, or wintersweet. This species is also extremely common in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestine, and is used by peoples of the region to make one local variety of the spice mixture. Other Latin names for the herbs called za'atar in Arabic include "Origanum syriacum" (also known as Bible hyssop, Arabic oregano and wild marjoram) and "Origanum majorana" (sweet marjoram). Both oregano and marjoram are closely related Mediterranean plants of the Lamiaceae family, so it is unsurprising that they could be used interchangeably. Za'atar as a prepared condiment is generally made
Mediterranean house gecko and eaten. Mediterranean house gecko The Mediterranean house gecko ("Hemidactylus turcicus") (not to be confused with the Asian species "Hemidactylus frenatus" known as common house gecko) is a small gecko common to the Mediterranean which has spread to many parts of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Turkish gecko as represented in its Latin name and also as the "Moon Lizard" because it emerges in the evening. A study in Portugal found "H. turcicus" to be totally nocturnal, with the highest activity peak around 2am. They are insectivorous, rarely exceeding in length, have large, lidless eyes with