Is Iran part of South Asia or Middle East?

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in the Middle East, between Iraq and Pakistan, bordering the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman. Capital city is Tehran; spoken languages are Persian (Farsi), Azerbaijani and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, and Arabic.

Is Iran South Asia or West Asia?

Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. The most populous countries in Western Asia are Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Is Iran the Middle East or Central Asia?

Central Asia is a region in Asia which stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north, including the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

What is considered South Asia?

South Asia, subregion of Asia, consisting of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and peninsular India. It includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; Afghanistan and the Maldives are often considered part of South Asia as well.

Is Iran in South Asia?

The United Nations Statistics Division’s scheme of sub-regions, for statistical purpose, includes Iran along with all eight members of the SAARC as part of Southern Asia. The boundaries of South Asia vary based on how the region is defined.

Which part of Asia is Iran?

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It is located in southwestern Asia. It is bordered by the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Caspian Sea to the north, the Republic of Turkmenistan to the north west, Turkey and Iraq to the west, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the south, and Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east.

Is Iran in the Near East?

According to the National Geographic Society, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are “generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey”.

Is Iran part of Central Asia or Western Asia?

Neither, Iran is a Western Asian country. They’re somewhat close culturally to certain Central Asian cultures, particularly, Tajikistan, as well as South Asia’s Afghanistan, but those are cultural similarities, not geographical ones.

Is Iran a part of Europe?

No, Iran is a middle eastern country. Iran is located in Asia, south west of Asia. As you can see Middle East is an intercontinental area, Cyprus is an European country, also half of Istanbul is located in Europe, Egypt is an African country and the rest are Asian countries.

Where is Iran on the cultural continuum?

Iran is on an ancient cultural continuum with two threads one that goes towards India and one that stretches north towards the Steppes of Central Asia. The way the West divided Asia was: the Near East (Turkey along to Iran north of the Persian Gulf) the Middle East; Damascus and Amman to Arabia,…

What is the difference between South Asia and Central Asia?

When you say South Asia, I think it refers to Indic countries – India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc. When you say Central Asia, it refers to mostly Turkic -stan’s countries – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, etc. Iran is part of the Middle East and also West Asia.