Fertile Crescent, theˌFertile ˈCrescent, the 
an area in the Middle East in the shape of a crescent (=a curved shape) from Israel to the Gulf, including the land around the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Several important ancient civilizations were based there, such as the Assyrian and Sumerian civilizations. → Babylon, Mesopotamia
an area in the Middle East in the shape of a crescent (=a curved shape) from Israel to the Gulf, including the land around the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Several important ancient civilizations were based there, such as the Assyrian and Sumerian civilizations. → Babylon, Mesopotamia