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Unit IV-
     Western Asia


       Reporter:
       Ar Joi Corneja-Proctan
       Ma.Ed. Social Studies
Western Asia, West Asia, Southwest
Asia or Southwestern Asia
• describe the westernmost portion of Asia.
• partly coterminous with the Middle East, which describes a
  geographical position in relation to Western Europe rather
  than its location within Asia.
• due to this perceived Eurocentrism, international
  organizations such as the United Nations, have
  replaced Middle East and Near East with Western Asia.
• This region and Europe are collectively referred to
  as Western Eurasia.
West asia report
West asia report
TURKEY       BAHRAIN          KUWAIT        OMAN
  Ankara       Manama         Kuwait City     Muscat
 TURKEY
   Islam
              BAHRAIN
                 Islam
                               KUWAIT
                                 Islam
                                              OMAN
                                               Islam
  Turkish       Arabic          Arabic        Arabic
 QATAR       SAUDI ARABIA     UNITED ARAB     YEMEN
 Doha           SAUDI
                Riyadh      UNITED ARAB
                                EMIRATES
                                               San’a
QUATAR                         Abu Dhabi      YEMEN
  Islam        ARABIA
                 Islam       EMIRATES
                                  Islam         Islam
 Arabic         Arabic           Arabic        Arabic
 ARMANIA     AZARBAIJAN      GEORGIA          CYPRUS
 Yerevan         Baku          Tbilisi        Nicosia
ARMANIA
 Christian
             AZARBAJAN
                Islam
                             GEORGIA
                              Christian
                                             CYPRUS
                                             Orthodox
Armanian      Azerbaijani    Georgian       Greek/Turkish
   IRAQ         ISRAEL         JORDAN        LEBANON
 Bghdad       Jerusalem        Amman           Beirut
  IRAQ
   Islam
               ISRAEL
               Judaism
                              JORDAN
                                 Islam
                                            LEBANON
                                               Islam
  Arabic       Hebrew           Arabic        Arabic
  SYRIA         IRAN         AFGHANISTAN      EGYPT
Damascus       Tehran           Kabul         Cairo
  SYRIA         IRAN        AFGHANISTAN       EGYPT
  Islam         Islam            Islam         Islam
 Arabic          Farsi          Pushtu        Arabic
Geography
• is a small island state near the western
  shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by
  the Al Khalifa royal family.
Topography
• Bahrain is a generally flat and
  arid archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east
  of Saudi Arabia. It consists of a low desert
  plain rising gently to a low central
  escarpment with the highest point the
  134 m (440 ft) Mountain of Smoke (Jabal
  ad Dukhan).
Climate
•  Bahrain has mild winters and very hot,
  humid summers.
• Dust storms from Iraq and Saudi Arabia
  transported by northwesterly winds cause
  reduced visibility in the months of June
  and July.
• Bahrain is sometimes described as "Middle East lite“
  due to its combination of modern infrastructure with a
  Persian Gulf identity.
• Islam is the main religion, Bahrainis are known for
  their tolerance towards the practice of other faiths.
• In common with the rest of the Muslim world, though
  Bahrain has take strong strides for women's rights, it
  does not recognise lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
  transgender rights
• Another facet of the new openness is Bahrain's
  status as the most prolific book publisher in the Arab
  world, with 132 books published in 2005 for a
  population of 700,000.
Iraq
•   a country in Western
    Asia spanning most of the
    northwestern end of the Zagros
    mountain range, the eastern
    part of the Syrian Desert and
    the northern part of the Arabian
    Desert.
•   Iraq borders Syria to the
    northwest, Turkey to the
    north, Iran to the east, Jordan to
    the southwest
    and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to
    the south. Iraq has a narrow
    section of coastline measuring
    58 km (36 mi) on the
    northern Persian Gulf. The
    capital city, Baghdad is in the
    center-east of the country.
West asia report

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West asia report

  • 1. Unit IV- Western Asia Reporter: Ar Joi Corneja-Proctan Ma.Ed. Social Studies
  • 2. Western Asia, West Asia, Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia • describe the westernmost portion of Asia. • partly coterminous with the Middle East, which describes a geographical position in relation to Western Europe rather than its location within Asia. • due to this perceived Eurocentrism, international organizations such as the United Nations, have replaced Middle East and Near East with Western Asia. • This region and Europe are collectively referred to as Western Eurasia.
  • 5. TURKEY BAHRAIN KUWAIT OMAN Ankara Manama Kuwait City Muscat TURKEY Islam BAHRAIN Islam KUWAIT Islam OMAN Islam Turkish Arabic Arabic Arabic QATAR SAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB YEMEN Doha SAUDI Riyadh UNITED ARAB EMIRATES San’a QUATAR Abu Dhabi YEMEN Islam ARABIA Islam EMIRATES Islam Islam Arabic Arabic Arabic Arabic ARMANIA AZARBAIJAN GEORGIA CYPRUS Yerevan Baku Tbilisi Nicosia ARMANIA Christian AZARBAJAN Islam GEORGIA Christian CYPRUS Orthodox Armanian Azerbaijani Georgian Greek/Turkish IRAQ ISRAEL JORDAN LEBANON Bghdad Jerusalem Amman Beirut IRAQ Islam ISRAEL Judaism JORDAN Islam LEBANON Islam Arabic Hebrew Arabic Arabic SYRIA IRAN AFGHANISTAN EGYPT Damascus Tehran Kabul Cairo SYRIA IRAN AFGHANISTAN EGYPT Islam Islam Islam Islam Arabic Farsi Pushtu Arabic
  • 6. Geography • is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. Topography • Bahrain is a generally flat and arid archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia. It consists of a low desert plain rising gently to a low central escarpment with the highest point the 134 m (440 ft) Mountain of Smoke (Jabal ad Dukhan). Climate • Bahrain has mild winters and very hot, humid summers. • Dust storms from Iraq and Saudi Arabia transported by northwesterly winds cause reduced visibility in the months of June and July.
  • 7. • Bahrain is sometimes described as "Middle East lite“ due to its combination of modern infrastructure with a Persian Gulf identity. • Islam is the main religion, Bahrainis are known for their tolerance towards the practice of other faiths. • In common with the rest of the Muslim world, though Bahrain has take strong strides for women's rights, it does not recognise lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights • Another facet of the new openness is Bahrain's status as the most prolific book publisher in the Arab world, with 132 books published in 2005 for a population of 700,000.
  • 8. Iraq • a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert. • Iraq borders Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Jordan to the southwest and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south. Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (36 mi) on the northern Persian Gulf. The capital city, Baghdad is in the center-east of the country.