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English[en]
Before the First World War, "Near East" was used in English to refer to the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire, while "Middle East" referred to Iran, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Turkestan.
Croatian[hr]
Prije Prvog svjetskog rata Bliski istok se koristio u engleskom jeziku za označavanje Balkana i Otomanskog Carstva, dok je Srednji istok označavao Perziju, Afganistan, te Središnju Aziju, Turkistan i Kavkaz.