Asia
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Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Africa-Eurasia – with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe – lying east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas.
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Asia
The word Asia entered English, via Latin, from Ancient Greek Ασία (Asia; see also List of traditional Greek place names). This name is first attested in Herodotus (about 440 BC), where it refers to Anatolia; or, for the purposes of describing the Persian Wars, to the Persian Empire, in contrast to Greece and Egypt. Herodotus comments that he is puzzled as to why three women's names are used to describe one land mass (Europa, Asia and Libya, referring to Africa), stating that most Greeks assumed that Asia was named after the wife of Prometheus but that the Lydians say it was named after Asias, son of Cotys who passed the name on to a tribe in Sardis.
Central Asia
Central Asia includes the territories of modern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Major Cities of Central Asia
Other Areas of Central Asia
Eastern Asia (The Far East)
Eastern Asia includes the territories of modern China, Hong Kong, North Korea, and South Korea
Major Cities of Eastern Asia
- Hong Kong - Wikipedia information on Hong Kong
- Shanghai - Wikipedia information on Shanghai
- Seoul, South Korea
- Hangzhou - Wikipedia information on Hangzhou
- Sichuan - Wikipedia information on Sichuan
Other Areas of Eastern Asia
Northern Asia
Northern Asia includes the territory of modern Mongolia, and the Russian territories of Siberia
Major Cities of Northern Asia
Other Areas of Northern Asia
- Blagoveshchensk - Wikipedia information on Blagoveshchensk
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia includes the territories of modern Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam
Major Cities of Southeast Asia
- Singapore - Wikipedia information on Singapore
- Phnom Penh - Wikipedia information on Phnom Penh
Other Areas of Southeast Asia
- Ko Pha Ngan - Wikipedia information on Ko Pha Ngan
- Sumatra - Wikipedia information on Sumatra
Southern Asia (Indian Sub-Continent)
Southern Asia includes the territories of modern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
Major Cities of Southern Asia
- Bombay, more properly Mumbai - Wikipedia information on Bombay
- Calcutta - Wikipedia information on Calcutta
- Kathmandu - Wikipedia information on Kathmandu
Other Areas of Southern Asia
Western Asia (The Middle East)
Western Asia includes the territories of modern Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
Major Cities of Western Asia
- Istanbul, formerly Constantinople - Wikipedia information on Istanbul and Constantinople
Other Areas of Western Asia
- Edirne, Turkey, formerly Adrianople - Wikipedia information on Edirne
- Sardis, Asia Minor - Wikipedia information on Sardis
- Oman, Persian Gulf - Wikipedia information on Oman
Maps
Related Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia - Wikipedia entry on Asia
