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Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition. It covers 8.7 percent of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.8 percent of its land area, and it contains more than 60 percent of the world's human population.
Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Africa-Eurasia – with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe – lying east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas.
Etymology
The word Asia entered English, via Latin, from Ancient Greek Ασία (Asia; see also List of traditional Greek place names). This name is first attested in Herodotus (about 440 BC), where it refers to Asia Minor; or, for the purposes of describing the Persian Wars, to the Persian Empire, in contrast to Greece and Egypt. Herodotus comments that he is puzzled as to why three different women's names are used to describe a single land mass (Europa, Asia and Libya, referring to Africa), stating that most Greeks assumed that Asia was named after the wife of Prometheus but that the Lydians say it was named after Asias, son of Cotys who passed the name on to a tribe in Sardis. More on [ Asia ]
(Crateva religiosa) Sacred Garlic Pear or Temple Plant or Spider tree - from Asia. Grown widely for fruit. http://bit.ly/4oZ76Q (Wp) #nature
FlowerBox (@FlowerBox) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:35:32 -0000
(Crateva religiosa) Sacred Garlic Pear or Temple Plant or Spider tree - from Asia. Grown widely for fruit. http://bit.ly/4oZ76Q (Wp) #nature
RT @paul_steele 10 Days :) climbing highest mountain outside Asia for Leukemia http://bit.ly/638nMK #Nonprofits thank u for support
Shush82 (Shona) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:35:28 -0000
RT @paul_steele 10 Days :) climbing highest mountain outside Asia for Leukemia http://bit.ly/638nMK #Nonprofits thank u for support
@sitokidoki wahahha anggep aja versi asia lah yaa..tetep ngarep!! http://myloc.me/2DLSm
antyoye (Ginanti Amalia) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:34:39 -0000
@sitokidoki wahahha anggep aja versi asia lah yaa..tetep ngarep!! http://myloc.me/2DLSm
@justinbieber when will it be asia turn???come to asia!!!
Sylviaweeeee (Sylvia Wee) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:34:19 -0000
@justinbieber when will it be asia turn???come to asia!!!
Australia/Asia flight ... - Thorn Tree travel forum - Lonely Planet http://bit.ly/7eULU2
asiahoteldeals (AsiaHotelDeals) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:34:11 -0000
Australia/Asia flight ... - Thorn Tree travel forum - Lonely Planet http://bit.ly/7eULU2
Risen a 14 ⬠en PlayAsia http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-8stn-71-dw-84-j-70-3kr9.html
ParzivalTristan (Parzival) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:34:08 -0000
Risen a 14 € en PlayAsia http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-8stn-71-dw-84-j-70-3kr9.html
Ceylon Railway Museum - Pictures from the Ceylon Railway Museum
National Rail Museum, India - The museum covers a land area of over 10 acres, housing nine display galleries and a large open area laid out to simulate a Railway yard.
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