Can you name the countries of the (arguable) Middle East? by hkw5

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Middle Eastern countries Quiz

by hkw5

Created May 2, 2011 in Geography
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	joshy207:	May 3rd, 2011 at 02:28 GMT		2 points
	14 is Iran, not Iraq.

	El_Whizzo:	May 3rd, 2011 at 03:00 GMT		3 points
	You have Iraq twice. Good quiz otherwise.

	jcb9:	May 3rd, 2011 at 03:55 GMT		18 points
	The definition of the Middle East that I'm most familiar with doesn't include the -istans, but it does include Egypt...

	hkw5:	May 3rd, 2011 at 03:56 GMT		0 points
	sorry jcb9, that's the only map i could find

	tahitiwahini:	May 3rd, 2011 at 12:59 GMT		7 points
	@hkw5: and the map is very nice, crisp and clear. It's also well-labeled. It seems to me this quiz is all about naming the countries on the given map. The author picked a simple name for the countries on the map, namely "Middle Eastern countries". He could have made the title even more descriptive: "Western Asia and parts of Central and Southern Asia" but I can understand why he went with the simpler designation. In any case, since the player is given a map there can be no doubt in the player's mind which countries are included in the quiz and which aren't. I think the list of countries that comprise the Middle East is not universally agreed upon. Were the map not included that vagueness would have been problematic. With the map I don't think it's a serious problem.

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	Beefy:	May 22nd, 2011 at 16:04 GMT		7 points
	I liked this one because it required me to know the specific location of each country. Some sporcle geography quizzes allow you to name countries without knowing precisely where they are.

	skizzo:	Jun 5th, 2011 at 04:50 GMT		3 points
	so the only stan missing is Kazakhstan

	tomahaha:	Nov 15th, 2011 at 14:15 GMT		2 points
	Nice, I would shave off a couple minutes. I am no genius, I type like a child and took my time ...I still had over 4 minutes left. But I have no problem with the map, everyone has their own definitions and as stated by another, the map leaves zero confusion, so well done! (now shave off a few mins and it gets even better)

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	xrebel:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 20:40 GMT		5 points
	The Middle East is an arbitrary definition. Some include Turkey, some include Armenia/Georgia/Azerbaijan, some include Pakistan/Afghanistan/stans.... If we look at what Middle East means... it is everything between Europe and the Far East (East Asia/India/South East Asia)..

	tomahaha:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 21:49 GMT		6 points
	perpetuate ignorance? Because this person does not happen to go along with YOUR view, he is "ignorant"? He did make mention of the map he found, seems like he is aware of the MANY interpretations of what constitute the "mid east" and it is YOU who fail to learn from others, that sir is IGNORANCE!

	tomahaha:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 21:54 GMT		3 points
	according to wiki, the Middle East does end at Iran, but it does include Egypt. The "Greater Middle east" includes Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as all Northern Africa, then add the Central Asian nations Wiki mentions is often considered part of the greater mid east. So this map aint perfect but it does seem nothing can nor will be "perfect" unless it happens to agree with CoolBeans I suppose?

	Riko:	Dec 15th, 2011 at 00:03 GMT		5 points
	It's a good quiz but it's hard to pin a definition down on this area. It's almost the Middle East, the Near East, West Asia, the Arab World, the Ummah/Muslim World, OIC, Arab League or Greater Persia... but not quite.

	CuboneKing:	Jan 19th, 2012 at 02:37 GMT		12 points
	Kyrgyzstan is the least guessed? Unacceptable.

	klempererfamily:	Feb 15th, 2012 at 11:17 GMT		0 points
	@CuboneKing: I completely agree. And anyway, since when has Kyrgyzstan been part of the 'Middle East'.

	arielkoiman:	Apr 10th, 2012 at 18:32 GMT		1 point
	What about Cyprus?

	hkw5:	Jun 24th, 2012 at 01:56 GMT		0 points
	@arielkoiman Cyprus is technically in Europe

	ksa:	Jul 26th, 2012 at 03:34 GMT		0 points
	where is State of Palestine..

	GoMarquette:	Aug 6th, 2012 at 20:23 GMT		1 point
	Rrrrrrr.... Lebanon!

	gta3ganghater:	Oct 12th, 2012 at 05:25 GMT		1 point
	I think you could cut the time down to 2 minutes

	Fusty:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 06:18 GMT		3 points
	I'd include Palestine now Sporcle has recognised it.