"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 ...
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." - (en.wikipedia.org 03.10.2022)