Western Asia

West Asia

Western Asia (or Southwest Asia) is the part of Asia that includes the Middle East and South Caucasus.

Territories

Southwest Asia in most uses includes:

1. Afghanistan (sometimes)
2. Armenia
3. Azerbaijan (partly)
4. Bahrain
5. Cyprus
6. Egypt (partly)
7. Georgia (partly)
8. Iran
9. Iraq
10. Israel
11. Jordan
12. Kuwait
13. Lebanon
14. Oman
15. Palestine
16. Qatar
17. Saudi Arabia
18. Syria
19. Turkey (partly)
20. United Arab Emirates
21. Yemen

Western Asia Media

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  A Lebanese Cedar Forest in winter

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  Köppen climate classification map of West Asia

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  Pilgrims in the annual Hajj at the Kaaba in Mecca.

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  Etchmiadzin Cathedral, first cathedral in the world, the mother church of all Armenians

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  Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya in Lebanon.

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  Cathedral of Saint Elijah, Aleppo.

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  Jews praying at the Western Wall.

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  Druze dignitaries celebrating the Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu'ayb festival at the tomb of the prophet in Hittin

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  Yazidi pilgrims celebrating the Yazidi new year festival at the ancient holy temple of Lalish, Iraq

Other websites

• Stanford's Map of Western Asia is an old map from 1885