West Asian region
includes turkey, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, and the countries
of the Arabian Peninsula comprising Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Yemen
and UAE.
Situation:
For European people it lies in the middle of the eastern
part, so it is also referred as “The middle East”.
TURKEY (ASIA MINOR) –‘SICK MAN OF EUROPE’
Area: 7, 79, 450
sq. km. (third largest country of West Asia)
Latitude: 35˚
50’ - 42˚
5’N
Population: 65. 9
million (Most populous country of West Asia)
Longitude: 25˚
40’ -44˚
-50’E
Capital: Ankara
Situation:
Turkey links Europe and Asia lies between the Mediterranean
and the Black Sea, and partly lies in Europe but it is an Asian Country.
ANKARA
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Lies to south of the Black Sea at the edge of
the Anatolian plateau.
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Capital city of Turkey.