Middle East

Summary

Middle East is a transcontinental region^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of transcontinental_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,594 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Middle East is in the country of Iran^[3].
• Middle East is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Middle East is in the country of Turkey^[5].
• Middle East is in the country of Bahrain^[6].
• Middle East is in the country of Qatar^[7].
• Middle East is in the country of Kuwait^[8].
• Middle East's image is recorded as Colorful shaded map of Middle East.jpg^[9].
• Middle East's continent is recorded as Afro-Eurasia^[10].
• Middle East's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• Middle East's continent is recorded as Africa^[12].
• Middle East's continent is recorded as Europe^[13].
• Middle East's instance of is recorded as transcontinental region^[14].
• Middle East's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[15].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as Central Asia^[16].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as South Asia^[17].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as South Caucasus^[18].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as Bulgaria^[19].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as Greece^[20].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as Sudan^[21].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as Libya^[22].
• Middle East's shares border with is recorded as Red Sea^[23].
• Middle East's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173199948^[24].
• Middle East's GND ID is recorded as 4068878-1^[25].
• Middle East's locator map image is recorded as Middle East (orthographic projection).svg^[26].
• Middle East's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85090501^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Iran^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Iran^[29], founded in 1979^[30]; Iraq^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Iraq^[32], founded in 1932^[33]; Turkey^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Turkey^[35], founded in 1923^[36]; Bahrain^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Bahrain^[38], founded in 1971^[39]; Qatar^[7], an Emirate^[40], in Qatar^[41], founded in 1870^[42]; and Kuwait^[8], a country^[43], in Kuwait^[44], founded in 1991^[45]. Continents include Afro-Eurasia^[10], Asia^[11], Africa^[12], and Europe^[13]. Part of include Middle East and North Africa^[46], a transcontinental region^[47], in Pakistan^[48]; Near and it^[49]; West Asia^[50]; and Greater Middle East^[51].

Physical Characteristics

Middle East's population is recorded as {'amount': '+371000000'}^[52].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include transcontinental region^[14] and cultural region^[15].

Why It Matters

Middle East ranks in the top 9% of transcontinental_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,594 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]