Back Mittelmeerraum ALS حوض البحر الأبيض المتوسط Arabic منطقة حوض البحر المتوسط ARZ Cuenca del Mediterraneu AST Aralıq dənizi hövzəsi Azerbaijani Міжземнамор’е Byelorussian Міжземнамор’е BE-X-OLD Средиземноморие Bulgarian भूमध्य बेसिन Bihari Sredozemlje BS
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In biogeography, the Mediterranean basin (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən), also known as the Mediterranean region or sometimes Mediterranea, is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and warm to hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation.