The answer is "Ionia"
Phrygia.
Lydia, a region and once a kingdom on the Western end of Asia Minor. The first coins were minted there. The death of Lydia's King Croesus sparked events which led to the two Persian Wars in the 5th Century BC.
The name Lidia is of Greek origin and means "woman from Lydia," which was an ancient region in Asia Minor. It is a variation of the name Lydia.
lydian -is an ancient language of Asia minor
Because that part of Asia was considered the smaller, or minor, part of the continent.
Anatolia.
anatolia
There are several different countires in Central Asia. The following are generally considered to be located in Central Asia:KazakhstanKyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
Turkey.
Asia Minor or Anatolia.
Alexander the great and his army crossed the Indus River after entering Central Asia.
Three names are commonly used for the region: South Asia, Asian Subcontinent or Indo-Pak subcontinent.