South-Central Asia

E55936

subregion of Asia

South-Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that spans the geographic and cultural transition zone between South Asia and Central Asia, encompassing countries like Afghanistan and its neighbors.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
South-Central Asia canonical	4
Central South Asia	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	subregion of Asia ⓘ
borderFeature	Amu Darya ⓘ surface form: Amu Darya basin Hindu Kush ⓘ surface form: Hindu Kush mountains Indus River basin ⓘ Pamir Mountains ⓘ
bordersRegion	Central Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
category	Geopolitical regions of Asia ⓘ Asia ⓘ surface form: Regions of Asia Transitional regions ⓘ
climate	varied climate including arid, semi-arid, and highland climates ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
describedAs	cultural transition zone between South Asia and Central Asia ⓘ geographic transition zone between South Asia and Central Asia ⓘ
geopoliticalRole	buffer zone between major powers in South Asia and Central Asia ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	crossroads of trade routes between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia ⓘ ethnically diverse region ⓘ landlocked core with some access to maritime routes via neighboring South Asian states ⓘ linguistically diverse region ⓘ mountainous terrain including parts of the Hindu Kush and Pamir ranges ⓘ predominantly Muslim population in many areas ⓘ
hasSubregion	Afghanistan and its neighboring states ⓘ
includesCountry	Afghanistan ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ surface form: China (Xinjiang and adjacent border areas) northern India ⓘ surface form: India (northern and northwestern border areas) Iran ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ
knownFor	historical role in Silk Road connections between South Asia and Central Asia ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
overlapsWith	Central Eurasia (in some definitions) ⓘ Greater Middle East (in some definitions) ⓘ
partOf	Asia ⓘ
transitionBetween	Indian cultural sphere ⓘ Persian cultural sphere ⓘ Turkic cultural sphere ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afghanistan → region → South-Central Asia ⓘ

Eastern South Asia → borderedByRegion → South-Central Asia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central South Asia

Kandahar Plateau → locatedInRegion → South-Central Asia ⓘ

Arachosia → locatedIn → South-Central Asia ⓘ

Durrani → historicalRegion → South-Central Asia ⓘ