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"North Africa" has a definition approximately that of the Arab term Maghreb, in addition to Egypt "Conflict" is defined as a separate 100+ casualty incident. In all cases conflicts are listed by total deaths, including subconflicts (specified below).
This is a list of wars and conflicts in Asia, particularly East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Russia.For a list of conflicts in Southwest Asia, Asia Pacific. see List of conflicts in the Near East for historical conflicts and List of conflicts in the Middle East, List of conflicts in Australia (related Asia Pacific) for contemporary conflicts.
High water demands of a lower riparian have often fueled regional conflict. Such is the case in North Africa. Northeast Africa, the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula and the Sinai Peninsula. In the early 1900s, a world cotton shortage put pressure on Egypt and Sudan to use arable lands to increase cotton production. [10]
During decolonization, current and formerly colonized peoples of Southwest Asia, North Africa, and the horn of Africa grappled with significant political and economic upheaval, both internally and in response to neocolonialism from Western nations.
Due to the geographic ambiguity and Eurocentric nature of the term "Middle East", some people, especially in sciences such as agriculture and climatology, prefer to use other terms like "WANA" (West Asia and North Africa) [19] or the less common NAWA (North Africa-West Asia). [20] Usage of the term WANA has also been advanced by postcolonial ...
Asia: Region: Middle East: Coordinates: 33 00 N, 44 00 E: Area: Ranked 58 • Total: 438,317 km 2 (169,235 sq mi) Coastline: 58 km (36 mi) Borders: Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. Highest point: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m ...
West Asia, also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most academics, 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 paper presented a proposal for sweeping change in the way the West deals with the Middle East and North Africa. [2] [3] It also denotes a vaguely defined region encompassing the Arab world, along with Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, and sometimes the Caucasus and Central Asia. [4] [5] [6]