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West Asia covers an area of 5,994,935 km 2 (2,314,657 sq mi), with a population of about 313 million. Of the 20 UN member countries fully or partly within the region, 13 are part of the Arab world. The most populous countries in West Asia are Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
- 5,994,935 km² (2,314,657 sq mi)ᵃ
- 50.1 km² (19.3 sq mi)
- $9.063 trillion (2019)
- 313,428,000 (2018) (9th)
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: Armenia. Azerbaijan (partly) Bahrain. Cyprus. Egypt (partly) Georgia (partly) Iraq. Iran. Israel. Jordan. Kuwait. Lebanon. Oman. Palestine. Qatar. Saudi Arabia. Syria. Turkey (partly)
West Asia, also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most academics, UN bodies and other institutions, the subregion consists of Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian highlands, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and the southern part of the ...
Asia ( / ˈeɪʒə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈeɪʃə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [note 1] [10] [11] in the world by both land area and population. [11] . It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, [note 2] about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 95 World Heritage Sites in 18 countries (also called "state parties") of Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen.
SiteLocationCriteriaArea Ha (acre)Sharqiyah and Batinah Regions, Oman ...Cultural: (v)1,456 (3,600); buffer zone 16,404 ...Al-Ahsa Governorate, Saudi Arabia ...Cultural: (iii) (iv) (v)8,544 (21,110); buffer zone 21,556 ...Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia ...Cultural: (ii) (iii)1,621 (4,010); buffer zone 1,659 (4,100)Al Zubarah Archaeological SiteMadinat ash Shamal, Qatar 25°58′41″N ...Cultural: (iii) (iv) (v)416 (1,030); buffer zone 7,196 (17,780)Western Power in Asia: Its Slow Rise and Swift Fall, 1415 - 1999 (2009) popular history; excerpt; Curtin, Philip D. The World and the West: The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire (2002) Embree, Ainslie T., and Carol Gluck, eds. Asia in Western and World History: A Guide for Teaching (M.E. Sharpe, 1997).
The role of the Commission is to promote economic and social development of Western Asia through regional and subregional cooperation and integration. The Commission is composed of 20 member states , all from the regions of North Africa and the Middle East .
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