The Middle East (also called Southwestern Asia) is a region comprising the lands that extend from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The Middle East is a subregion of Africa-Eurasia, or more specifically, Asia, and sometimes North Africa and Afghanistan. The area encompasses several cultural and ethnic groups, including the Persian, Arabic, Jewish, Assyrian, Kurdish and Turkish cultures. The six main language groups are Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, Assyrian, Kurdish and Turkish. People from the Middle East are generally known by those in the West as being "Middle Eastern".
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Philippines
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Fascination is an understatement of the feeling that one gets by visiting Manila, a lively metropolis commanding a magnificent view of the world-famous Manila Bay and its golden sunset. Historic, bustling, awe-inspiring, the “Philippine Cosmopolitan Capital” is a blend of cultures and flavors that offers an endless serving of places to see, sights to behold, and experiences to never forget. (excerpt from tourism.gov.ph)
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USA - New Jersey
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USA - New Jersey.
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USA - Texas
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USA - Texas.
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USA - Virginia
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USA - Virginia.
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USA - California
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USA - California.
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Japan
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Japan offers a very wide range of attractions, from historical and cultural treasures to modern and futuristic sights and beautiful forests, mountains and sea coasts. Besides Western style hotels and pensions, a variety of uniquely Japanese style accommodations can be found in Japan, such as ryokan and minshuku. Most of Japan's major cities offer efficient public transportation networks, and are connected with each other by the shinkansen, the Japanese bullet train.
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