The Eastern Caliphate is the eastern portions of the former Great Caliphate, consisting of territory from Palestine to Persia, and including Turkey and Arabia. The entire "Middle East" is within the Eastern Caliphate's borders. The Eastern Caliphate claims to be the 'true' caliphate and the 'true' home of Islam, a claim it based on the fact that the holy cities of Mecca and Jerusalem are contained within it. Most governments recognise the Eastern Caliphate as a political entity - the Western Caliphate does not, and maintains that the Eastern Caliphate is an illegal government and that its territory is an integral part of the Great Caliphate. The Great Caliphate no longer exists; both the East and West governments, in Baghdad and Cairo respectively, claim to be the legitimate government of