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The coast of Turkey, original Asian shore seen from a beach on Rhodes. The three-continent system was an idea devised in Archaic Greece, a time of Greek colonial expansion and trade throughout the Mediterranean and the spread of writing again. Writing is a prerequisite of written geography.
Asia. Asia ( / ˈeɪʒə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈeɪʃə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [ note 1][ 10][ 11] in the world by both land area and population. [ 11] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, [ note 2] about 30% of Earth 's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
Category. : Maps of Asia. Maps are also available as part of the Wikimedia Atlas of the World project in the Atlas of Asia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maps of Asia.
Geology of Asia by country (56 C, 2 P) Landforms of Asia by country (63 C) Landmarks in Asia by country (50 C) Maps of Asia by country (10 C) Mines in Asia by country (32 C) Natural disasters in Asia by country (43 C) Parks in Asia by country (49 C) Populated places in Asia by country (54 C) Ports and harbours in ...
The United Nations geoscheme for Asia is an internal tool created and used by the United Nations, maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) for the specific purpose of UN statistics. [ 1] The scheme's subregions are presented here in alphabetical order. Its subregions may not coincide with other geographic categorization schemes.
I. Maps of India (7 P) Maps of Iran (3 C, 1 P) Maps of Israel (1 C, 4 P, 1 F)
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.
Below is a list of countries in Asia by area. [1] Russia is the largest country in Asia and the world, even after excluding its European portion. The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.