Levantine Sea

Levantine Sea
Map of the Levantine Sea
The location of the Levantine Sea
LocationMediterranean
Coordinates34°N 34°E / 34°N 34°E / 34; 34 (Levantine Sea)
TypeSea
Basin countriesTurkey, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus
Surface area320,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi)

The Levantine Sea (Arabic: بحر الشام, romanized: baḥr as-Shām) is the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea.

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