West Asia
western region of Asia
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Summary
West Asia is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,921 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Asia[3]
- Instance of: subcontinent[4]
- Shares border with: Central Asia[5], South Asia[6]
- Location: Asia[7]
- Part of: Asia[8]
- Commons category: West Asia[9]
- Has part(s): Armenia[10], Azerbaijan[11], Bahrain[12], Cyprus[13], Georgia[14], Iraq[15], Israel[16], Jordan[17], Kuwait[18], Lebanon[19], Oman[20], Qatar[21], Saudi Arabia[22], Palestine[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Asia[24]
- Commons gallery: West Asia[25]
- Population: 296,392,034[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[28]
- Topic has template: Q25717406[29]
- Different from: Middle East[30]
- Area: 5,994,935 km²[31]
- Number of out-of-school children: 8,111,139[32], 8,460,345[33], 8,619,147[34], 8,841,705[35], 8,921,369[36], 9,007,768[37], 9,044,697[38], 9,303,047[39], 9,364,677[40], 9,395,447[41], 9,610,795[42], 9,610,946[43], 9,783,722[44], 10,322,980[45]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q134425543[46]
- Territory overlaps: Middle East[47]
Why It Matters
West Asia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]