Ancient Near East Ancient Near East The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, southeast Turkey, southwest Iran, northeastern Syria and Kuwait), ancient Egypt, ancient Iran (Elam, Media, Parthia and Persia), Anatolia/Asia Minor and Armenian Highlands (Turkey's Eastern Anatolia Region, Armenia, northwestern Iran, southern Georgia, and western Azerbaijan), the Levant (modern Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, and Jordan), Cyprus and the Arabian Peninsula. The ancient Near East is studied in the fields of Near Eastern archaeology and ancient history. The history of the ancient Near East begins with the
In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia is a compilation album by Dutch trance producer and DJ Tiësto and his seventh and final contribution to the "In Search of Sunrise" compilation series. It was released on June 10, 2008, and was followed by a North American Tour during all of June. In 2008, Tiësto announced his , the tour was presented by Armani Exchange on May 23 and ended on July 4 at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Friday 13, June. This tour was in support of the In Search of Sunrise compilation,