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> >He also ignores the fact, or is ignorant of the fact, that
> Afghanistan is
> >not the Middle East per se, but Asia Minor....
Afghanistan is not in the Middle East, but it is also not in Asia
Minor. TURKEY is in Asia Minor. For Afghan geography:
http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/afghan.htm
LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South West
Asia. It is bound by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west,
Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north
and China to the northeast. The country is divided from southeast to
northwest by the Hindu Kush and Pamir Mountain Ranges and is divided
into three geographical regions. (1.) The central highlands which
account for 64% of the land area and are part of the Himalayan Ranges.
The Hindu Kush ridge rises above 6,400 metres (21,000 feet). (2.) The
fertile northern plains with elevations of up to 600 metres (2,000
feet). (3.) The southwestern plateau which accounts for 25% of the land
area and is an arid region vegetated mostly by scrub with an average
elevation of about 900 metres (3,000 feet). The principal rivers are
the Kabul and Amu-Darya which rises in the Hindu Kush and flows
northwestward. Major Cities (pop. est.); Kabul 710,000, Kandahar
230,000, Herat 179,000, Mazar-e Sharif 132,000 (1993). Land Use;
forested 3%, pastures 46%, agricultural-cultivated 12%, other 39% (1993).
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