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> It's happening in lots of countries in the region. Do you think that Iran and Algeria are in the "same region"? What do you call that region?
by hsjqllzlfkf 3y ago
> It's happening in lots of countries in the region.
Do you think that Iran and Algeria are in the "same region"? What do you call that region?
- zeroonetwothree 3y agoThey are about as far apart as NY and CA and yet we group those into one region so it’s not that strange.
- akiselev 3y agoIt's called the Middle East and North Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA Plenty of geopolitical organizations like the World Bank recognize it as a region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena
- hsjqllzlfkf 3y agoTIL, thank you. That map on Wikipedia could as well just be called "islamic world".
- seszett 3y agoThe comment you are responding to might have been updated, but this region is called MENA and a link to Wikipedia is even included. It's a well-known concept.