It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
- IranIt shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest.
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Azerbaijan
12 linksTranscontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
It is a part of the South Caucasus region, and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.
Ottoman Empire
11 linksEmpire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.
Empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.
The successful Turkish War of Independence, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against the occupying Allies, led to the emergence of the Republic of Turkey in the Anatolian heartland and the abolition of the Ottoman monarchy.
They argued that the most important cultural influences on the Ottoman state came from Persia.
Iraq
10 linksCountry in Western Asia.
Country in Western Asia.
It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.
Armenia
8 linksLandlocked country located in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.
Landlocked country located in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.
It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force ) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.
Syria
9 linksWestern Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
Initially, the two territories were separated by a border that ran in an almost straight line from Jordan to Iran.
Kurds
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Kurds (کورد ,Kurd) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.
Caucasus
9 linksRegion between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea; mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
Region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea; mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
On the southern side, the Lesser Caucasus includes the Javakheti Plateau and the Armenian highlands, part of which is in Turkey.
The Lesser Caucasus mountain range in the south is occupied by several independent states, mostly by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, but also extending to parts of northeastern Turkey, northern Iran and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.
Persians
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The Persians are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran.
Samples of Old Persian have been discovered in present-day Iran, Armenia, Egypt, Iraq, Romania (Gherla), and Turkey.
Western Asia
8 linksWesternmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions.
Westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions.
It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and partly the Caucasus Region (Transcaucasia).
The most populous countries in Western Asia are Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Caspian Sea
7 linksWorld's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
World's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast.
Turkey (extreme north-eastern parts)