Western Asia
Western Asia
Western Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia and is a term used instead of the more geopolitical term ‘Middle East’.
Western Asia includes the Levant, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, the Armenian Highlands, the South Caucasus, the Arabian peninsula as well as the Sinai Peninsula, making Egypt (which is partly in North Africa) a transcontinental country.
Western Asia includes the Levant, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, the Armenian Highlands, the South Caucasus, the Arabian peninsula as well as the Sinai Peninsula, making Egypt (which is partly in North Africa) a transcontinental country.
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