I think the common modern definition is closer to the UNESCO definition
Smitologyistaking on
Punjab being Central Asia is certainly a take
CouchTomato87 on
I mostly agree with unesco except there’s waay too much of China, and probably India
Serious-Cucumber-54 on
If the UNESCO definition was 20% smaller I would agree with it.
Mangobonbon on
I think the UNESCO definition is a little too broad. If I had to define it, I’d use the common modern definition + Xinjang, Mongolia and Tuva. I don’t get how northern India, Afghanistan and Tibet are lumped into the great asian steppe region.
Extension-Beat7276 on
Gansu, Punjab, Ningxia should be removed and then it might work
Mean_Coat_9702 on
Anything southeast of the kabul valley should not be a part of central Asia
Also anything east of xi an at minimum
Skychu768 on
Soviets didn’t consider Kazakhstan as central asian?
Truenight_Maya on
According to UNESCO I’m Central Asian??? 😭 South-Central maybe, but Pakistan is not just Central Asian.
Rusiano on
UNESCO definition makes sense for west and north, but not the east and south boundaries
OldAge6093 on
Damn even Punjab is central asia thats crazy
Waste-Restaurant-939 on
tibet, north india and north pakistan, south siberia and south afghanistan are not in central asia.
asnaf745 on
what are the reasons soviets did not include kazakhstan in central asia?
Lost_Paladin89 on
For the people who are wondering why so much of China or even parts of India are here.
UNESCO is not limiting to current political maps. But a definition that includes geographical, historical, and archeological sites.
So if you are in the Punjab and dig up a coin from the Kushan, Bactrian, or Yuezhi peoples/kingdoms; those are definitely Central Asian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuezhi
The UNESCO definition is meant to be broad so that people applying for sites or artifacts to be recognized can be recognized as belonging to multiple heritages.
the_last_satrap on
Guess my friend is a Sikh nomad now
Nirezolu on
for a broader definition i’d use the political one+northern afghanistan, uyghuristan, mongolia, and tuva
CarmenDeFelice on
Wait so UNESCO considers Chengdu and most of Sichuan to be Central Asia? That seems a bit silly to me
BehalarRotno on
I agree with the UNESCO definition of Central Asia.
warpman72 on
I just earlier this morning i was looking at a data set on global historical economic statistics which listed Mongolia as part of the „South and Southeast Asia“ region. Dataset is from the Maddison project for any interested, it is quite good.
AnAffableMisanthrope on
Well, now I have Alexander Borodin’s *In the Steppes of Central Asia* playing in my head…
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I think the common modern definition is closer to the UNESCO definition
Punjab being Central Asia is certainly a take
I mostly agree with unesco except there’s waay too much of China, and probably India
If the UNESCO definition was 20% smaller I would agree with it.
I think the UNESCO definition is a little too broad. If I had to define it, I’d use the common modern definition + Xinjang, Mongolia and Tuva. I don’t get how northern India, Afghanistan and Tibet are lumped into the great asian steppe region.
Gansu, Punjab, Ningxia should be removed and then it might work
Anything southeast of the kabul valley should not be a part of central Asia
Also anything east of xi an at minimum
Soviets didn’t consider Kazakhstan as central asian?
According to UNESCO I’m Central Asian??? 😭 South-Central maybe, but Pakistan is not just Central Asian.
UNESCO definition makes sense for west and north, but not the east and south boundaries
Damn even Punjab is central asia thats crazy
tibet, north india and north pakistan, south siberia and south afghanistan are not in central asia.
what are the reasons soviets did not include kazakhstan in central asia?
For the people who are wondering why so much of China or even parts of India are here.
UNESCO is not limiting to current political maps. But a definition that includes geographical, historical, and archeological sites.
So if you are in the Punjab and dig up a coin from the Kushan, Bactrian, or Yuezhi peoples/kingdoms; those are definitely Central Asian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuezhi
The UNESCO definition is meant to be broad so that people applying for sites or artifacts to be recognized can be recognized as belonging to multiple heritages.
Guess my friend is a Sikh nomad now
for a broader definition i’d use the political one+northern afghanistan, uyghuristan, mongolia, and tuva
Wait so UNESCO considers Chengdu and most of Sichuan to be Central Asia? That seems a bit silly to me
I agree with the UNESCO definition of Central Asia.
I just earlier this morning i was looking at a data set on global historical economic statistics which listed Mongolia as part of the „South and Southeast Asia“ region. Dataset is from the Maddison project for any interested, it is quite good.
Well, now I have Alexander Borodin’s *In the Steppes of Central Asia* playing in my head…