Top 3 (European, East Asian, SSA, South Asian) Middle-Eastern countries

[Kyp]

What do you think are the Top 3 (European, East Asian, SSA, South Asian) Middle-Eastern/West Asian countries (genetically)?

By country as a whole, not by main ethnicity.


Pool of West Asian/MiddleEastern countries:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Egypt
Georgia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordania
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi-Arabia
Syria
Turkey
Yemen


Answer in this style (if you do Top 5 even better):

European:
1.
2.
3.
(4.)
(5.)

East Asian:
1.
2.
3.

SSA:
1.
2.
3.

South Asian:
1.
2.
3.

[dududud]

It has nothing to do with autosomal.

Go to Taxonomy, not GENETIC.

[Kyp]

It has nothing to do with autosomal.

Go to Taxonomy, not GENETIC.

No I mean genetically. I will edit the wording.

[Kyp]

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[Bender1999]

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What do you exactly mean? Genetically interesting, homogeneous, heterogeneous etc?

[Kyp]

What do you exactly mean? Genetically interesting, homogeneous, heterogeneous etc?

genetically (most European, Asian etc..)

[Bender1999]

genetically (most European, Asian etc..)

Most European:
1) Georgia
2) Azerbaijan
3) Israel
4) Turkey
5) Iran

East Asian
1) Iran
2) Turkey
3) Azerbaijan
4) Syria?
5) Iraq or Israel?

SSA
1) Iraq
2) Kuwait
3) Yemen?
4) Iran?
5)???

South Asian
1) Iran
2) Iraq(maybe some outliners have more than Iran)
3) Kuwait
...

I have seen not enough SW-results or lets say i am more focused on (North)Westasians than to others to say something about Arabs for example.

[Bender1999]

Double

[Kyp]

Most European:
1) Georgia
2) Azerbaijan
3) Israel
4) Turkey
5) Iran

East Asian
1) Iran
2) Turkey
3) Azerbaijan
4) Syria?
5) Iraq or Israel?

SSA
1) Iraq
2) Kuwait
3) Yemen?
4) Iran?
5)???

South Asian
1) Iran
2) Iraq(maybe some outliners have more than Iran)
3) Kuwait
...

I have seen not enough SW-results or lets say i am more focused on (North)Westasians than to others to say something about Arabs for example.

Here are my thoughts:

Most European:
1) Israel
2) Turkey
3) Azerbaijan
4) Armenia
5) Iran (maybe Lebanon or Syria too)

East Asian
1) Turkey
2) Iran (takes the edge over Azerbaijan because of large Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Afghan pop)
3) Azerbaijan
4) Iraq
5) Syria

SSA
1) Yemen
2) Saudi-Arabia
3) Kuwait
4) Iraq
5) Oman

South Asian
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Kuwait
4) Azerbaijan
5) Turkey

[Korovic]

Most European :
1. Turkey
2. Israel
3. Lebanon

Middle easterns :
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Iraq
3. Jordan

West Asians
1. Georgians
2. Armenians
3. Turkish

[El_Abominacion]

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[Kyp]

European:
1. Greece (Islands)
2. Italy (Southern Italy/Sicily)
3. Russian Federation (native North Caucasian, Tatar/Bashkir minorities)


East Asian:
1. China (Hui, Uyghur minorities with a wide range of West Asian admixture)
2. Mongolia (small amounts of West Asian admixture)
3. Really cannot think of anything else

SSA:
1. Somalia (Coastal Somalis tend to have more foreign admixture including West Asian)
2. Eritrea
3. Ethiopia

South Asian:
1. Pakistan (Particularly around the Western region which houses part of the Iranian plateau)
2. India
3. Bangladesh

The queston was about West Asian countries as a whole. For example: Which West Asian country has the most European admixture. Not about other people with West Asian admixture. Still an interesting post and a good idea for a different thread.


Example:
Most European:
1) Israel
2) Turkey
3) Azerbaijan
4) Armenia
5) Iran (maybe Lebanon or Syria too)

East Asian
1) Turkey
2) Iran
3) Azerbaijan
4) Iraq
5) Syria

SSA
1) Yemen
2) Saudi-Arabia
3) Kuwait
4) Iraq
5) Oman

South Asian
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Kuwait
4) Azerbaijan
5) Turkey

[El_Abominacion]

The queston was about West Asian countries as a whole. For example: Which West Asian country has the most European admixture. Not about other people with West Asian admixture. Still an interesting post and a good idea for a different thread.

I'm an idiot lol. I'll redo it quickly

[El_Abominacion]

European:
1. Israel
2. Turkey
3. Georgia

East Asian:
1. Turkey
2. Iran
3. Azerbaijan

SSA:
1. Yemen
2. Egypt
3. Saudi Arabia

South Asian:
1. UAE if that counts
2. Iran
3. Iraq

[mergen3]

European
1- İsrael,Turkey
2- Azerbaijan
3-Armenia,İran
4-Syria
East asian
1- Turkey
2-Azerbaijan
3-Iran
4-Syria

[Thracian]

European

1.Turkey
2. Israel


East Asian:
1. Turkey
2. Iran
3. Azerbaijan

SSA:
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Egypt
3. Kuwait

South Asian:
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Azerbaijan

[Leto]

European:
1. Israel (because of Ashkenazim)
2. Turkey
3. Georgia

East Asian:
1. Turkey
2. Azerbaijan
3. Iran

South Asian:
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Oman

SSA:
1. Yemen
2. Egypt
3. Kuwait (?)

[Leto]

Afghanistan, North Africa and the North Caucasian Federal District of the Russian Federation are not on the list.

[Jana]

Georgians don't have much European admixture, they are pretty pure west Asians.

[Leto]

Georgians don't have much European admixture, they are pretty pure west Asians.
They are lighter than most of the other pops on the list and in Russia they intermix and assimilate among Russians in the second generation.
Anyway, don't single them out, give your own list.

[Bender1999]

I think i should explain this:


Most European:
1) Georgia= saw results were Georgians scored over 20% European, idk about average
2) Azerbaijan = nearly same with Georgia
3) Israel = just considered Ashkenazi honestly, aren’t they up to 20% European? Other Jews definitely less European
4) Turkey = for Non-IE very high Europe components, even the Anatolian Turks without Muhacir background. Indeed i think that comes from Turkics, Anatolian Turks show between 5(low)-15(high, there could be non turkic included)%, Balkan Turks more, i think at least 15%. So probably Turkey comes ere Israel.
5) Iran = NW-Caspians can show high European, generally they score between 4(low)-12(high)% European

East Asian
1) Iran = many Azerbaijanis, i believe there are many with over 10% east eurasian, also many other Turkics who score more mongoloid admixture than any other Westasian Turkic. Even sone Iranians had up to 20/30% Turkic admix.
2) Turkey = don’t need an explanation
3) Azerbaijan = don’t need an explanation, maybe 1-3% less mongoloid than Turkey
4) Syria? = i still miss results from there, Syria were highly populated by Turks, even non Turks show sometimes 2-4% east eurasian
5) Iraq or Israel? = i think „real“ Iraqi Turkmens must still show about 5% mongoloid, honestly the most Turks there are assimilated, migrated or murdered. This group is dying out(unfortunately). Israel: Maybe some Ashkenazm show a bit east eurasian?

SSA
1) Iraq
2) Kuwait
3) Yemen?
4) Iran?
5)???


South Asian
1) Iran
2) Iraq(maybe some outliners have more than Iran)
3) Kuwait
...

For last two components i don’t really have many results in my mind.

I have seen not enough SW-results or lets say i am more focused on (North)Westasians than to others to say something about Arabs for example.

[Seya]

Apart from Israel and Turkey, no one else has european DNA in that list

[Kyp]

I think i should explain this:

I think Stearsolina is right. Georgians are pretty clear cut mix of CHG and Anatolia Barcin. I don't know how much Steppe or European HunterG is hidden under these components though. I still dont think they make top 3 as a whole.

Target: Georgian
Distance: 1.4292% / 0.01429210
53.4 GEO_CHG
29.4 Anatolia_Barcin_N
7.8 IRN_Ganj_Dareh_N
6.8 Levant_Natufian
2.6 RUS_Devils_Gate_Cave_N

[Kyp]

Apart from Israel and Turkey, no one else has european DNA in that list

That's only true If we talk about recent admixture.

Steppe ancestry can be considered partly European. Neolithic Anatolian too.

[Bender1999]

I think Stearsolina is right. Georgians are pretty clear cut mix of CHG and Anatolia Barcin. I don't know how much Steppe or European HunterG is hidden under these components though. I dont think they make top 3 as a whole.

Target: Georgian
Distance: 1.4292% / 0.01429210
53.4 GEO_CHG
29.4 Anatolia_Barcin_N
7.8 IRN_Ganj_Dareh_N
6.8 Levant_Natufian
2.6 RUS_Devils_Gate_Cave_N

I also don’t really know where their European admix comes from:

1 Caucasus 47.26
2 Gedrosia 19.87
3 North_European 17.17
4 Atlantic_Med 7.2
5 Southwest_Asian 4.6
6 Siberian 1.22
7 Southeast_Asian 1.08
8 South_Asian 1.04
9 East_Asian 0.49
10 Sub_Saharan 0.06

In the other hand there are who don’t score even 10%.

[Narration]

European:
- Turkey
- Georgia
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Israel

East Asian:
- Turkey
- Azerbaijan
- Iran

SSA:
- Yemen
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia

South Asian:
- Iran
- Iraq
- Oman

[Frowning Man]

That's only true If we talk about recent admixture.

Steppe ancestry can be considered partly European. Neolithic Anatolian too.

I think Georgians are 100% West Asia, they are 100% inhabitants of the Caucasus Mountains. We (Georgians) do not refer to Europeans.

[Leto]

I think Georgians are 100% West Asia, they are 100% inhabitants of the Caucasus Mountains. We (Georgians) do not refer to Europeans.
But you do feel closer in many ways to Russians than to your Muslim neighbors, don't you.

[Kyp]

But you do feel closer in many ways to Russians than to your Muslim neighbors, don't you.

The thread is about genetic aspect though.

[Leto]

The thread is about genetic aspect though.
Well, Azerbaijan as a whole isn't more European than Georgia.

[Frowning Man]

But you do feel closer in many ways to Russians than to your Muslim neighbors, don't you.

Russians are closer to me because I grew up in Russia since childhood. Georgians are closer to Russia (I'm not sure about that) because Russians are also Orthodox.
I do not think that Georgians are closer to Arabs or other inhabitants of the Middle East than to Europeans. Georgians are equally far from the inhabitants of Europe and the Middle East.

Georgia is a Caucasian region. For me, Caucasians stand apart from Europe and the Middle East.
Too strong difference in mentality, appearance and in many other things.

[Leto]

Russians are closer to me because I grew up in Russia since childhood. Georgians are closer to Russia (I'm not sure about that) because Russians are also Orthodox.
I do not think that Georgians are closer to Arabs or other inhabitants of the Middle East than to Europeans. Georgians are equally far from the inhabitants of Europe and the Middle East.

Georgia is a Caucasian region. For me, Caucasians stand apart from Europe and the Middle East.
Too strong difference in mentality, appearance and in many other things.
Where did you grow up? In the South? Do you even live in Georgia or speak the language?

[Frowning Man]

Where did you grow up? In the South? Do you even live in Georgia or speak the language?

I have been living in Russia since I was three. Not south. Moscow and Moscow region. I have visited Georgia many times, of course. I can speak Georgian, Megrelian and very poor Svan. But I speak Russian fluently and without an accent.

[Leto]

That's only true If we talk about recent admixture.

Steppe ancestry can be considered partly European. Neolithic Anatolian too.
Especially Dagestan is a peculiar case. They have a truckload of Yamnaya-like admixture judging by G25 models without having any recent European (some might say they have Russian admixture but that'd be a lie). Also they often get like 25-27% Gedrosia on Dodecad which is even higher than their Southern neighbors.

[Leto]

I have been living in Russia since I was three. Not south. Moscow and Moscow region. I have visited Georgia many times, of course. I can speak Georgian, Megrelian and very poor Svan. But I speak Russian fluently and without an accent.
I was born in Moscow oblast, basically in the Moscow metropolitan area. Georgians are prolly the best immigrants (after Ukrainians and Moldovans) except for organized crime which I hope you and your family aren't part of.

[Frowning Man]

I was born in Moscow oblast, basically in the Moscow metropolitan area. Georgians are prolly the best immigrants (after Ukrainians and Moldovans) except for organized crime which I hope you and your family aren't part of.

My family and I have nothing to do with them.
I myself do not like the Georgian mafia. They damage our reputation in the eyes of other people.

[Leto]

My family and I have nothing to do with them.
I myself do not like the Georgian mafia. They damage our reputation in the eyes of other people.
True. They are a minority and in Georgia the general crime rates are rather low.

[Kyp]

What do you exactly mean? Genetically interesting, homogeneous, heterogeneous etc?


Most European :
1. Turkey
2. Israel
3. Lebanon

Middle easterns :
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Iraq
3. Jordan

West Asians
1. Georgians
2. Armenians
3. Turkish


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European
1- İsrael,Turkey
2- Azerbaijan
3-Armenia,İran
4-Syria
East asian
1- Turkey
2-Azerbaijan
3-Iran
4-Syria


European

1.Turkey
2. Israel


East Asian:
1. Turkey
2. Iran
3. Azerbaijan

SSA:
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Egypt
3. Kuwait

South Asian:
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Azerbaijan


Georgians don't have much European admixture, they are pretty pure west Asians.


European:
- Turkey
- Georgia
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Israel

East Asian:
- Turkey
- Azerbaijan
- Iran

SSA:
- Yemen
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia

South Asian:
- Iran
- Iraq
- Oman


I think Georgians are 100% West Asia, they are 100% inhabitants of the Caucasus Mountains. We (Georgians) do not refer to Europeans.


True. They are a minority and in Georgia the general crime rates are rather low.


Check out the Part 2 of this thread:

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?331038-Most-(-)-Middle-Eastern-West-Asian-country-pt-2&p=6864526#post6864526

[Jana]

They are lighter than most of the other pops on the list and in Russia they intermix and assimilate among Russians in the second generation.
Anyway, don't single them out, give your own list.

For most European admixture?

Turkey and Israel are only ones with significant amount of it as far as I know.

[Zoro]

I think i should explain this:

Europeans are substantially Anatolia-N which is not native European. If anything then WHG is the most native European. So the question should be who’s the most WHG

As far as Middle-Eastern, there’s Levant-N, Anatolia-N, Iran-N. Europeans have both Anatolia-N and Levant-N. That leaves Iran-N which is not significant in Europe. So the question should be who has the most Iran-N

AASI is the most S Asian

Also you can’t use k10 or k12 or k13 calculators to measure E Asian because you have absolutely no idea how much E Asian is hiding under Caucasian and other components. You need to use a k3-k5 calculator with more pure components.

[user_]

I have been living in Russia since I was three. Not south. Moscow and Moscow region. I have visited Georgia many times, of course. I can speak Georgian, Megrelian and very poor Svan. But I speak Russian fluently and without an accent.

You grew up in Russia, your knowledge about Georgia probably comes from legends that you heard from parents and the stereotypes that you have in Russia.
Reality is different, Georgians do not feel themselves close to Caucaisans. Unfortunately today we have more information from Germany, than from Caucasian republics. Modern Georgians are far far closer by mentality even to French, than to Dagestani.

As for genetics, if West Asian component was called South East European, Georgians would be the most South East European population in the world ))))

Anyways most people who visit Georgia consider it as part of East Europe.

Watch this documentary to understand what Georgia really looks like, with it's good and bad sides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnd_xS8l5Ck&t=648s

[user_]

I have been living in Russia since I was three. Not south. Moscow and Moscow region. I have visited Georgia many times, of course. I can speak Georgian, Megrelian and very poor Svan. But I speak Russian fluently and without an accent.

You grew up in Russia, your knowledge about Georgia probably comes from legends that you heard from parents and the stereotypes that you have in Russia.
Reality is different, Georgians do not feel themselves close to Caucaisans. Unfortunately today we have more information from Germany, than from Caucasian republics. Modern Georgians are far far closer by mentality even to French, than to Dagestani.

As for genetics, if West Asian component was called South East European, Georgians would be the most South East European population in the world ))))

Anyways most people who visit Georgia consider it as part of East Europe.

Watch this documentary to understand what Georgia really looks like, with it's good and bad sides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnd_xS8l5Ck&t=648s

[Leto]

Watch this documentary to understand what Georgia really looks like, with it's good and bad sides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnd_xS8l5Ck&t=648s
I won't watch anything produced by Vice which is basically a far-left Neo-Marxist medium.

[Leto]

As for genetics, if West Asian component was called South East European, Georgians would be the most South East European population in the world ))))

But the Georgians are not Southeastern European though. Actually they are the most Caucasian group out there if we talk about the Caucasus HG admixture. If I remember correctly Satsurblia was found in Georgia and that's the person they derive the Caucasus HG component from. The North Caucasus has a lot more European and Mongoloid than Georgia.

[user_]

But the Georgians are not Southeastern European though. Actually they are the most Caucasian group out there if we talk about the Caucasus HG admixture. If I remember correctly Satsurblia was found in Georgia and that's the person they derive the Caucasus HG component from. The North Caucasus has a lot more European and Mongoloid than Georgia.

If Caucasus is considered as part of Europe, than Satsurblia cave is located in Europe and ancient human found there can be called European )))
The word "Asian" is confusing people. For example Georgians are closer to Latvians than Sardinians are, genetically or with phenotype. But at the same time Saridnians are the most south "European" people, and Georgians are the most West "Asians".

[Frowning Man]

You grew up in Russia, your knowledge about Georgia probably comes from legends that you heard from parents and the stereotypes that you have in Russia.
Reality is different, Georgians do not feel themselves close to Caucaisans. Unfortunately today we have more information from Germany, than from Caucasian republics. Modern Georgians are far far closer by mentality even to French, than to Dagestani.

As for genetics, if West Asian component was called South East European, Georgians would be the most South East European population in the world ))))

Anyways most people who visit Georgia consider it as part of East Europe.

Watch this documentary to understand what Georgia really looks like, with it's good and bad sides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnd_xS8l5Ck&t=648s
I know enough about Georgia. My ancestors are from western georgia from the mountainous part of it. They are very traditional. And they strictly honor old traditions. What did I say bad? I did not say that Georgians are closer to Dagestanis, Chechens, Ossetians in mentality. I didn't say we are Asians. I did not say that we are negroids. I did not say that we are dark. We are Caucasians, we are Georgians. With its own mentality, with its appearance, with its own traditions. What's wrong with that? For example, I probably don't feel like a European, I don't look like a European in appearance. I am 100% Georgian in appearance and mentality. I do not feel myself either European or Western Asian. I feel like Kartwell (Georgian).

[user_]

I know enough about Georgia. My ancestors are from western georgia from the mountainous part of it. They are very traditional. And they strictly honor old traditions. What did I say bad? I did not say that Georgians are closer to Dagestanis, Chechens, Ossetians in mentality. I didn't say we are Asians. I did not say that we are negroids. I did not say that we are dark. We are Caucasians, we are Georgians. With its own mentality, with its appearance, with its own traditions. What's wrong with that? For example, I probably don't feel like a European, I don't look like a European in appearance. I am 100% Georgian in appearance and mentality. I do not feel myself either European or Western Asian. I feel like Kartwell (Georgian).

Of course Georgia is quite unique place, because of its's geography. But if we have to put Georgia in Euro or Asian group, i would choose Europe. Europe is a very diverse itself, as both Finns and Sardinians are Europeans.
People here write incredible things, Turks and even Azeris are more European than Georgians, because Georgians have the highest west "ASIAN" component lol :D

[Leto]

For example, I probably don't feel like a European, I don't look like a European in appearance. I am 100% Georgian in appearance and mentality. I do not feel myself either European or Western Asian. I feel like Kartwell (Georgian).
Georgia has a sizeable amount of light people (unlike Armenia and Azerbaijan) like Nino Khomeriki who is a chess player
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[Frowning Man]

Georgia has a sizeable amount of light people (unlike Armenia and Azerbaijan) like Nino Khomeriki who is a chess player
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It's not about the light Georgians. If we are talking about light Georgians. That is, the depigmented among the Georgians are absolutely certainly no less than among the North Caucasians (Chechens, Dagestanis, Ossetians). This is 100%. Western Georgians (Mingrelians, Svans, Imeretians, Gurians) will give odds to many North Caucasians. For example, I myself am light. As a child, I was red-haired. It's about facial features. We have very specific facial features.

[user_]

Actually that ancient "asian" guy from Satrusrblia cave found to carry the derived HERC2 allele for blue eyes. The Satsurblia individual also likely had light skin, as he was found to carry the derived SLC24A5 allele for light skin.


This georgian guy tested himslef, and myheritage says he is 98% Asian.

https://i.ibb.co/mtcmpWb/new.jpg (https://ibb.co/RPD18wY)

https://i.ibb.co/wLZTgD0/18664293-831343043686268-8316713308091918519-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/7zxHC7Y)


https://i.ibb.co/4SsYb5F/IMG-20190228-195219.jpg (https://ibb.co/09BF0dn)

[Leto]

For the record, 'Asian' doesn't mean Mongoloid or Sinitic if we talk about georgraphy.

[vellas]

European:
1. Israel (because of Ashkenazim)
2. Turkey
3. Georgia

East Asian:
1. Turkey
2. Azerbaijan
3. Iran

South Asian:
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Oman

SSA:
1. Yemen
2. Egypt
3. Kuwait (?)

What's the lightest/whitest Middle Eastern/West Asian country in your opinion?

[user_]

For the record, 'Asian' doesn't mean Mongoloid or Sinitic if we talk about georgraphy.

That guy could be 98% European if Satsurblia cave was located in Europe.
Today more and more people and organisations considered Georgia as South East Europe. So West Asian component can be called South East European component ))) And Georgians are 98% Europeans easily )))

[vellas]

That guy could be 98% European if Satsurblia cave was located in Europe.
Today more and more people and organisations considered Georgia as South East Europe. So West Asian component can be called South East European component ))) And Georgians are 98% Europeans easily )))

No, Georgians share DNA with Armenians and other West Asians. If it were to be called South East Europe it'd make the rest of West Asia the same as well)))

[Adamm]

European:

1. Israel
2. Turkey
3. Georgia