UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Geography

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Map and location knowledge: world by region

Map: West and Central Asia

Levant: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan (Jordan landlocked but for Aqaba); Cyprus; Turkey's Anatolia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean
Persian Gulf states: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman; Strait of Hormuz; Gulf of Oman; Egypt and Syria do not use Hormuz
Red Sea littoral: Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen (not Syria); Bab el Mandeb; Gulf of Aden; Yemen; Socotra
Caspian Sea states: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan; Caucasus states Georgia and Armenia
Central Asian states: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan; Afghanistan's neighbours; Aral Sea; Pamir; Wakhan