Central Asia category?

[Myanthropologies]

I was using my own interpretation of Greater Iran not the one you see in Wikipedia. Ciscaucasia, Georgia, and North Azerbaijan are much closer to Turkey than to Iran. Armenia is debatable but I think they should be included in that region since they're not Iranic.

Ciscaucasia (North Caucasus) has very very little in common with Europe culturally. We're talking about culture not geopolitics, right?

I think Azerbaijan has way stronger ties to Iran than it does to Turkey, personally. However, I still believe the Caucasus should have its own category, and so should Turkey.

[Mingle]

I think Azerbaijan has way stronger ties to Iran than it does to Turkey, personally. However, I still believe the Caucasus should have its own category, and so should Turkey.

Turkey is just a single country. It seems weird for it to need to have its own category if its just one country which is why I grouped it with the Caucasus, but whatever.

North Azerbaijan is closer to Turkey and part of the Caucasus. They likely have more in common with Chechnya and Dagestan than with Persian people.

South Azerbaijanis are closer to Persians than to Turkey.

[knowledge is king]

I fully agree with topic starter's initiative.

Go central asia!

[Imamudin]

Turkey is just a single country. It seems weird for it to need to have its own category if its just one country which is why I grouped it with the Caucasus, but whatever.

North Azerbaijan is closer to Turkey and part of the Caucasus. They likely have more in common with Chechnya and Dagestan than with Persian people.

South Azerbaijanis are closer to Persians than to Turkey.

Turkey has nothing in common with Chechnya or Dagestan. It is much rather like a mix of Greece/Balkans and Mesopotamian/Assyrian lands with little influence from Central Asia. Besides, Chechnya and Dagestan are located at the Caspian Sea, not at the Black Sea.

Geopolitically, the North Kavkaz belongs to both Europe and West Asia because both areas play a huge role in it.

Rather only Russia.

[Böri]

Only Indo-Iranic central Asian country is Tadzhykistan. Afghanistan and Iran are ME with South Asia elements

[LoLeL]

Azerbaijan is in Caucasus and Iran is too big to fit in Central Asia. Plus, why not Mongolia? Just put Iran and Afghanistan in a same category (South Central Asia?). And if language/culture matters, Tajikistan can join them too.

Middle East is a vague term and I prefer to use proper terms like West Asia and Southwest Asia.

[Böri]

Central Asia = Turkic Scythia so Mongols (East Asians) and Iranics (MENA-SA) not Central Asia

[Hadouken]

1. Greater Iran: Kurdistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Western Pakistan
2. Southwest Asia: Arabia, Levant, Iraq
3. Black Sea Region: Turkey, Caucasus

no . just no

how often do I have to post genetic results , pics of peoples faces , geographical maps etc. etc. until this nonsense takes an end ?

a Syrian Druze is a lot closer to a Kurd than a Kurd is to an Afghan . an Armenian is a lot closer to a Kurd than a Kurd is to "western pakistan" wtf . etc

west asia = south caucasus (north caucasus is a little more complicated to place) , north and northwest iran , Kurds , Assyrians , north Levantines

southwest asia = Arabia and southern Levant

central asia 1 = Tajikistan , east Iran , Afghanistan

central asia 2 = Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan etc.

[Pahli]

Central Asia = Turkic Scythia so Mongols (East Asians) and Iranics (MENA-SA) not Central Asia

Lol, none of the Central Asian Turkics resemble Scythians, the ones that do are East Iranian minorities in Tajikistan. Unstick now brown kiro donkey f*cker.

[Imamudin]

no . just no

how often do I have to post genetic results , pics of peoples faces , geographical maps etc. etc. until this nonsense takes an end ?

a Syrian Druze is a lot closer to a Kurd than a Kurd is to an Afghan . an Armenian is a lot closer to a Kurd than a Kurd is to "western pakistan" wtf . etc

west asia = south caucasus (north caucasus is a little more complicated to place) , north and northwest iran , Kurds , Assyrians , north Levantines

southwest asia = Arabia and southern Levant

central asia 1 = Tajikistan , east Iran , Afghanistan

central asia 2 = Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan etc.

North Caucasus must necessarily have an own category. It's a gray area that doesn't fit anywhere, neither Europe nor Asia, and it sure as hell isn't Middle East.