Destination Weddings in the Middle EastThe Middle East is a wedding destination with a history that continually tells its tale carrying with it the fascination and folklore of several thousand years to all those seeking a romantic setting where to get married..
Rather loosely defined by geography and culture, the Middle East is the region located in southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa.
Culturally, the uniting factor of the Middle East is in the Muslim traditions but it embraces a much more extensive geographical region, stretching from the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east all the way through to North Africa.
The Middle East is the birthplace of Four major religions—Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam. The Bahai faith appeared in the mid 19th century in the area of present-day Iran.
Four of the Seven Wonders of the World -- works of art and architecture regarded by ancient Greeks and Romans as the most extraordinary structures of antiquity -- are found is the Middle East.
- The Pyramids of Egypt, oldest of the seven wonders and the only one still intact.
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, built by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife, were a mountain-like series of planted terraces.
- The Temple of Artemis was located at Ephesus around 356 BC in what is now western Turkey.
- The Pharos of Alexandria, 3rd century BC lighthouse built in Alexandria, Egypt.
Getting married in the Middle East has been and is still today an idyllic wedding location. |
