Named Groups

West Asian People

People native to or inhabitants of WESTERN ASIA including BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; IRAN; IRAQ; ISRAEL; JORDAN; KUWAIT; LEBANON; MALDIVES; NEPAL; OMAN; PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES; PAKISTAN; QATAR; SAUDI ARABIA; SRI LANKA; SYRIA; TURKEY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and YEMEN.

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Abstract

People native to or inhabitants of WESTERN ASIA including BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; IRAN; IRAQ; ISRAEL; JORDAN; KUWAIT; LEBANON; MALDIVES; NEPAL; OMAN; PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES; PAKISTAN; QATAR; SAUDI ARABIA; SRI LANKA; SYRIA; TURKEY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and YEMEN.

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Synonyms

21 entry terms
  • Asians, Western
  • West Asian Person
  • West Asians
  • Western Asian People
  • Western Asian Person
  • Western Asians
  • Asian People, West
  • Asian People, Western
  • Asian Peoples, West
  • Asian Person, West
  • Asian Person, Western
  • Asian, West
  • Asian, Western
  • People, West Asian
  • People, Western Asian
  • Person, West Asian
  • Person, Western Asian
  • West Asian Peoples
  • West Asian Persons
  • Western Asian Peoples
  • Western Asian Persons

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, ethnology, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Asia, Western (1966-2022)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. West Asian People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094865. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094865
  2. West Asian People. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Asian_people
  3. West Asian People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116868732