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  2. Geography of Asia - Wikipedia

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    The more common school follows historical convention and treats Europe and Asia as different continents, categorizing East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East as specific regions for more detailed analysis. Other schools equate the word "continent" to geographical "region" when referring to Europe and Asia in terms of physical geography.

  3. Cartography of Asia - Wikipedia

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    In medieval T and O maps, Asia makes for half the world's landmass, with Africa and Europe accounting for a quarter each. With the High Middle Ages, Southwest and Central Asia receive better resolution in Muslim geography, and the 11th century map by Mahmud al-Kashgari is the first world map drawn from a Central Asian point of view.

  4. A Historical Atlas of South Asia - Wikipedia

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    It is highly regarded by scholars of South Asian history for its vast amount of detail and coverage of the region's lengthy and complex history. The atlas is divided into two main sections: maps and photographs, and prose which corresponds to and explains the maps.

  5. Asia - Wikipedia

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    Detailed map of Asian regions. There are various approaches to the regional division of Asia. The following subdivision into regions is used, among others, by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). This division of Asia into regions by the United Nations is done solely for statistical reasons and does not imply any assumption about ...

  6. Outline of Asia - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia.. Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres.

  7. History of Asia - Wikipedia

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    The history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East linked by the interior mass of the Eurasian steppe. See History of the Middle East and History of the Indian Subcontinent for further details on those regions.

  8. Outline of South Asian history - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of South Asia.. The broader region in and around the historical Indian subcontinent, which includes the contemporary geopolitical entities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and the island countries of Maldives and Sri Lanka.

  9. Category:History of Asia by region - Wikipedia

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    Military history of Asia by region (5 C) H. History of the Himalayas (21 C, 1 P) I. History of India by region (7 C, 11 P) K. History of Kashmir (10 C, 48 P) P.