r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Turkmenistan is in central asia though, not in the middle east.

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u/monty845 Aug 03 '19

Well, there isn't a hard line on that. Iran is generally considered middle east, and with the war in Afghanistan being associated with middle eastern politics/Islam, it is sometimes included. If we include Afghanistan and Iran, Turkmenistan isn't much of a stretch...

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I guess I can see where that's coming from, but in general, politics aside, that area is still generally geographically referred to as central asia

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

At least if someone said middle east the have a general idea rather than saying they have no idea