Western Asia facts for kids
Western Asia (or Southwest Asia) is the part of Asia that includes the Middle East.
Territories
Southwest Asia in most uses includes:
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Iran
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
In addition, it is sometimes widened to include:
- All of Egypt
- All of Algeria
- All of Libya
- All of Mauritania
- All of Morocco
- All of Tunisia
- All of Western Sahara
Images for kids
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A Lebanese Cedar Forest in winter
See also
In Spanish: Asia Occidental para niños
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