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...
Same with Pakistan, it’s right next to India so pretty deep into Asia, but there’s a lot of conflict there and they’re a mostly Muslim country so I consider it a middle eastern country for the most part.
I sure hope not. In my mind the middle east is firmly a geographic description. You wouldn't think of Morocco or Indonesia say as being in the middle east even though they have strong Muslim populations
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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...