Central and West Asia Geography

This country is situated north of Yemen and Oman, and south of Iraq. The Red Sea runs along its western coast.

• Iran

• Syria

• Saudi Arabia

• Afghanistan

This country is the largest of the "Stans" and its has the longest boarder with Russia.

• Kyrgyzstan

• Turkmenistan

• Tajikistan

• Kazakhstan

This nation did not become a country until after WW2. It was part of an effort for Europeans to make amends for the atrocities of the Holocaust. It is located on the Mediterranean Coast, south of Lebanon.

• Syria

• Israel

• UAE

• Pakistan

Mrs. Krauss calls this country the "belly button" of the Arabian Peninsula. Is is situated in between Saudi Arabia and Iran and is north of Bahrain.

• Kuwait

• Qatar

• Iran

• Jordan

This country is nestled between Saudi Arabia and Israel. It shares its name with a famous American athlete.

• Pakistan

• Georgia

• Armenia

• Jordan

This country is northwest of Afghanistan and the Caspian Sea laps against its western coastline.

• Turkmenistan

• Uzbekistan

• Pakistan

• Azerbaijan

This is the country that Malala called home until she was shot. Afghanistan is located to is west and India is to its east.

• Palestine

• Pakistan

• Iran

• Iraq

This tiny country is on the brink of civil war (again). It is just south of Syria, west of Saudi Arabia, and Israel shares a coastline with it.

• Armenia

• Georgia

• Lebanon

• Yemen

This country is north of Armenia and Azerbaijan. It shares its name with an American state.

• Georgia

• Armenia

• Oman

• Qatar

Situated south of Kazakhstan and north of Tajikistan, most Americans don't know this country exists.

• Uzbekistan

• Turkmenistan

• Kyrgyzstan

• Bahrain