Different dialects emerged in Assyria, Babylonia, the Levant and Egypt. Carthage was founded by Phoenicians coming from the Levant. These Jews living in countries west of the Levant formed the Hellenistic diaspora. Ptolemy was left with Egypt, Seleucus with the Levant, Mesopotamia, and points east. The Magi traveled far beyond Mesopotamia and the Levant. This suggests a male Semitic link to the Levant. It peaks among Druze populations in the Levant. The department is divided into three geographic areas&colon; the Levant, Mesopotamia (Iraq), and Persia (Iran). They are very prevalent in Iraq, Iran, the Levant, Hejaz and Egypt. Its frequency declines towards Egypt and the Levant. The Samaritans are an ethnoreligious group of the Levant. Smendes responds by dispatching a ship for Wenamun's travels to Syria and the Levant. There is also evidence for military actions against the Southern Levant. It became widely used in the Levant. She conquered much of Middle East and the Levant.