It used to be known as the Near East, sometimes including parts of southeastern Europe: the Asian part (and sometimes Egypt) are now more commonly styled the Middle East.
Water is the most scarce resource in north Africa and southwest Asia.
Militancy has seriously hurt tourism in north Africa and southwest Asia.
Fossil fuels tend to be more abundant in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
The Red Sea separates North Africa from Southwest Asia
Yes. Islam accounts for over 80% of the population in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Middle east.
Middle East.
North Africa and SouthWest Asia has served as the crossroad for the people
Water is the most scarce resource in north Africa and southwest Asia.
Fossil fuels tend to be more abundant in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Militancy has seriously hurt tourism in north Africa and southwest Asia.
The Red Sea separates North Africa from Southwest Asia
Egypt straddles both the continents of Africa and Asia and, specifically, the regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
The main transport routes in North Africa and in Southwest and Central Asia are primarily roads and waterways.
Yes. Islam accounts for over 80% of the population in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
The Arabic language is the dominate language of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
It runs through North Africa (Sudan and Egypt), but it does not run through Southwest Asia at all.