The Romans, who later controlled this region, were also partial to a drop of wine.
The Lycian Way offers a precious opportunity to genuinely encounter the landscape and people of this region.
But, of course, this region has always been pristine frontier, rugged and challenging.
And we're not talking about sweeping, awe-inspiring forests: This region is bleak, even in summertime.
"In this region there are three regional superpowers - Russia, Turkey and Iran, " he said.
Sixty percent of the goods we export go to this region of the world.
But why and how they build up in this region has not been well understood.
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Those who argue that this region is of no strategic importance are simply wrong.
Unfortunately, there are those who cannot accept the idea of living in peace in this region.
They say it is within this region that the jets are accelerated and focused.
To him, a lifelong resident in this region, our nervous dip was a silly lark.
And that's also why, by the way, we're attracting more tourists from this region.
The UTSA estimates that by 2020, over 5, 000 wells may be drilled in this region alone.
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So it no longer makes sense to think of this region as someone else's hinterland.
"We have the same goals in this region concerning security and stability, " Rice said.
And most of the water in this region right here is on this private ranch.
' He is enormously unpopular in this region for suspicions about free trade policies.
Starbucks remains committed to further expand and have a positive impact in this region.
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Senator Kerry has also not indicated publicly how much priority he will place on this region.
Together, we will rebuild this region and we will rebuild it stronger than before.
In the last 50 years, this region has experienced a 2.5C increase in average temperature.
Each and every day, your work is important to the people of this region.
So in this region, we may on the whole be relatively lightly-hit - so far.
At the start of the new millennium this region of 793, 000 finally began to loosen up.
What was happening here reflected what was happening all over the country, all over this region.
Some Kuwaitis even questioned the monarchy, whose ruling family goes back centuries in this region.
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This region is a laboratory to test how a Europe of smaller states might work.
"They are a non-politicized group, " says CEC's John whose journal has documented industrial disputes in this region.
This region is on a fault line and lots of buildings are built with that in mind.
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