Mediterranean Basin

"So this is where olive trees are grown and olives are produced in. That's the Mediterranean Basin. I surely think that my village is producing olives. I would say that my village is one of a few olive-producing places in Asia, like this one."

--Su Ji-Hoon, As the Olive Tree Burns

In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ (also known as the Mediterranean region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation.