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That southern route usually crossed the Mediterranean , departing from various Balkan ports , but some would travelled through Middle Eastern countries such as Syria or Lebanon , and others took an overland route through Italy .
 location: Middle Eastern; location: Syria; location: Lebanon; location: Italy
Given options, please tell me the categories of all the listed entity words.Output format is "type1: word1; type2: word2". 
Option: location, person, organization 
Text: {0} 
 Entities: Middle Eastern, Syria, Lebanon, Italy 
Answer:
 location: Middle Eastern; location: Syria; location: Lebanon; location: Italy