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1 day ago · Lydia ( Ancient Greek: Λυδία, romanized : Lȳdiā; Latin: Lȳdia) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the Lydians, and their language as Lydian and their capital was Sardis. [1]
May 11, 2024 · Aegean Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek peninsula on the west and Asia Minor on the east. About 380 miles (612 km) long and 186 miles (299 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 square miles (215,000 square km).
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2 days ago · Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four-fifths of Eurasia. It is located to the east of the Suez Canal and the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma–Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas.
1 day ago · Asia is the birthplace of all the world’s major religions—Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism—and of many minor ones. Of those, only Christianity developed primarily outside of Asia; it exerts little influence on the continent, though many Asian countries have Christian minorities.
1 day ago · Coordinates: 39°57′27″N 26°14′20″E. Troy Ancient Greek: Τροία, romanized : Troíā; Latin: Trōia; Hittite: 𒆳𒌷𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭, romanized: Truwiša / Taruiša) or Ilion ( Ancient Greek: Ίλιον, romanized : Ī́lion, Hittite: 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭, romanized: Wiluša) [1] [2] [3] [4] was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlık, Turkey.
May 21, 2024 · The Asia region of the WCC stretches from Afghanistan on the western edge to Japan and North Korea far up in the north-east, Mongolia in the north and Timor Lorosa'e down in the south-east. Sub-regions known as Asia Minor and Central Asia are not part of it.
May 14, 2024 · Dear Viewers, Anatolia is a peninsula located in West Asia on which the Asian part of Turkiye is located. It is also known as Asia Minor. This is the westernmost extension of the Asian continent...
