Map of West Asia

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Last Updated: October 25, 2024

West Asia, also called Southwest Asia, is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most scholars, UN bodies, and other institutions, the subregion consists of Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian Highlands, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and the South Caucasus. The region is separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt and from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the watershed of the Greater Caucasus. Central Asia lies to the northeast and South Asia to the east. The region is surrounded by twelve seas and gulfs: the Arabian Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez, and the Mediterranean Sea.

West Asia has an area of 2,314,657 square miles (5,994,935 square kilometers) and a population of about 300 million. The region includes the following countries and territories: Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt (only Sinai Peninsula), Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Major and principal cities in West Asia include Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Amman, Ankara, Antalya, Baghdad, Baku, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Doha, Dubai, Eilat, Giza, Haifa, Istanbul, İzmir, Jerusalem, Kuwait City, Limassol, Luxor, Manama, Nicosia, Riyadh, Sanaa, Suez, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Tehran, and Yerevan.

List of Countries of West Asia
Country	Capital	Population (2021)^[1]	Area	Currency
Armenia	Yerevan	2,790,974	29,743 sq km (11,484 sq mi)	Dram
Azerbaijan	Baku	10,312,992	86,600 sq km (33,436 sq mi)	Manat
Bahrain	Manama	1,463,265	760 sq km (293 sq mi)	Bahraini dinar
Cyprus	Nicosia	1,244,188	9,251 sq km (3,572 sq mi sq mi)	Euro
Egypt (only Sinai Peninsula)	Cairo	109,262,178	1,001,449 sq km (386,662 sq mi)	Egyptian pound
Georgia	Tbilisi	3,757,980	69,700 sq km (26,911 sq mi sq mi)	Lari
Iran	Tehran	87,923,432	1,648,195 sq km (636,372 sq mi)	Iranian rial
Iraq	Baghdad	43,533,592	438,317 sq km (169,235 sq mi)	Iraqi dinar
Israel	Jerusalem	8,900,059	20,770 sq km (8,019 sq mi)	New shekel
Jordan	Amman	11,148,278	89,342 sq km (34,495 sq mi)	Jordanian dinar
Kuwait	Kuwait City	4,250,114	17,818 sq km (6,880 sq mi)	Kuwaiti dinar
Lebanon	Beirut	5,592,631	10,452 sq km (4,036 sq mi)	Lebanese pound
Oman	Muscat	4,520,471	309,500 sq km (119,499 sq mi)	Omani rial
Qatar	Doha	2,688,235	11,586 sq km (4,473 sq mi)	Qatari riyal
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	35,950,396	2,149,690 sq km (830,000 sq mi)	Saudi riyal
Syria	Damascus	21,324,367	185,180 sq km (71,498 sq mi)	Syrian pound
Turkey	Ankara	84,775,404	783,562 sq km (302,535 sq mi)	Turkish lira
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	9,365,145	83,600 sq km (32,278 sq mi)	UAE dirham
Yemen	Sanaa	32,981,641	527,968 sq km (203,850 sq mi)	Yemeni rial

Other countries and dependent territories

Country	Capital	Population (2021)^[1]	Area	Currency
Abkhazia	Sukhumi	244,236	8,665 sq km (3,345 sq mi sq mi)	Abkhazian apsar, Russian ruble
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK)	Episkopi Cantonment	18,195	254 sq km (98 sq mi)	Euro
Northern Cyprus	Nicosia	382,836	3,355 sq km (1,295 sq mi)	Turkish lira
Palestine	Jerusalem, Ramallah	5,483,450	6,020 sq km (2,320 sq mi)	Egyptian pound, Israeli new shekel, Jordanian dinar
South Ossetia	Tskhinvali	56,520	3,885 sq km (1,500 sq mi)	Russian ruble

List of Countries of West Asia

Other countries and dependent territories

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