West Asia

Summary

West Asia is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,642 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Asia is on the continent of Asia^[3].
• West Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[4].
• West Asia's instance of is recorded as subcontinent^[5].
• West Asia's shares border with is recorded as Central Asia^[6].
• West Asia's shares border with is recorded as South Asia^[7].
• West Asia took place at Asia^[8].
• West Asia is part of Asia^[9].
• West Asia's Commons category is recorded as West Asia^[10].
• West Asia comprises Armenia^[11].
• West Asia comprises Azerbaijan^[12].
• West Asia comprises Bahrain^[13].
• West Asia comprises Cyprus^[14].
• West Asia comprises Georgia^[15].
• West Asia comprises Iraq^[16].
• West Asia comprises Israel^[17].
• West Asia comprises Jordan^[18].
• West Asia comprises Kuwait^[19].
• West Asia comprises Lebanon^[20].
• West Asia comprises Oman^[21].
• West Asia comprises Qatar^[22].
• West Asia comprises Saudi Arabia^[23].
• West Asia comprises Palestine^[24].
• West Asia comprises Syria^[25].
• West Asia comprises Turkey^[26].
• West Asia comprises United Arab Emirates^[27].

Body

Geography

West Asia is on the continent of Asia^[3]. It is part of Asia^[9].

Physical Characteristics

West Asia covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5994935'}^[28]. It has a population of {'amount': '+296392034'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[4] and subcontinent^[5].

Why It Matters

West Asia ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,642 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]