Near East vs Zion

Near East and Zion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Near East	Yes	No	No	No
Zion	Yes	No	No	No

Near East (noun)	Zion (noun)
the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century	an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
	Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
	originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem