| Central Asia and Middle East |
| Former Country Name | Todays Name |
| Abkhazia (Region) |
 Georgia |
| Alashiya, state during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, it is the ancient name of |
 Cyprus |
| Bactria, historical region of Greater Iran, located between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya river today part of |
 Afghanistan (north)
 Turkmenistan (east)
 Uzbekistan (south east)
 Tajikistan (west) |
| Dilmun, mentioned in ancient texts as a trade partner of Mesopotamia, although the exact location of Dilmun is unclear, it is associated
with |
 Bahrain
the Eastern Province of
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar
 Oman
nearby coast of
 Iran in the Persian Gulf. |
| East Turkestan Eastern Turkestan; Chinese Turkestan |
 Part of western China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) |
| Galilee, Galilea, large region in northern |
 Israel |
| Judaea, Judäa (region) |
Israel, West Bank |
| Kashmir (region) |
 India
 Pakistan |
| Kirgizia |
 Kyrgyzstan |
| Mesopotamia, geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, largely corresponding to modern |
 Iraq
 Turkey (southeastern)
Khüzestän Province Iran |
| Mishmahig (islands) |
Bahrain |
| Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman until 1970 |
Oman |
| Palestine (region) |
Israel, West Bank & Gaza Strip |
| Pashtunistan (region) |
Afghanistan
Pakistan |
| Persia, name for |
Iran |
| Socotra (island) |
 Yemen (Republic of) |
| Soviet Union (former name of a large Eurasian empire, roughly coequal with the former Russian Empire) |
 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
 Belarus
 Estonia
Georgia
 Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Moldova
 Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
 Ukraine
Uzbekistan |
| Transjordan |
 Jordan |
| Trucial Coast |
 United Arab Emirates |
| Turkestan, ("Land of the Turks") a region in Central Asia largely inhabited by Turkic peoples like the Oghuz Turks (Turkmens), Uzbeks,
Kazakhs, Khazars, Kyrgyz and Uyghurs are some of the Turkic inhabitants. |
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan and parts of
Western China
(Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) |
| Tylos, was referred by the Greeks to today |
Bahrain |
| Eastern Asia |
| Cathay, (English) Cathay is the Anglicized version of "Catai" the name used for northern China, and an alternative name for: |
China |
| Choson, Chosen the Korean peninsula today split into |
 Republic of Korea(South Korea)
 Democratic People's
Republic of Korea
(North Korea) |
| Formosa |
 Taiwan |
| Manchuria historical vast geographic region in northeast Asia, ommonly referred to as Northeast China. See also: Chinese Imperial Dynasties |
China, (Russia) |
| Southeast Asia |
| Amarapura (Land of Immortality) |
 Myanmar (Burma) |
| Annam, Anam (1883-1954) French protectorate in |
 Central Vietnam |
| Ayutthaya, Kingdom of; (Siam) covered Thailand, half of Cambodia, most of Laos and large areas of present
day Myanmar (Burma) |
| Bengal, region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between |
 Bangladesh
(formerly East Pakistan)
Indian federal state
West Bengal. |
|
Balochistan or Baluchistan a region on in the Iranian Plateau in Southwest Asia, named after the local Baloch tribes of Persian
origin. Part of the region is now the province Balochistan in
Pakistan, other areas of the region were part of today's Iran and
Afghanistan.
|
| Baluchistan States Union existed between 1952 and 1955 in southwest |
Pakistan |
| British North Borneo, former British protectorate and crown colony, occupies the northern tip of the island of Borneo. |
 Malaysia |
| Burma, changed its name in 1989 to |
Myanmar |
| Cochin-China, French colony, the southern part of Vietnam, |
Capital: Saigon, today Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Celebes (island) |
 Sulawesi, part of Indonesia |
| Ceylon, in 1972 the name of the country was changed to "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka", in 1978 the name
was changed to "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka" |
 Sri Lanka |
| Dutch East Indies (Netherlands East Indies) |
Indonesia |
| East Pakistan, a former province of Pakistan from 1955 and 1971. |
Bangladesh |
| Federation of Malaya, (31 Jan. 1948 - 16 Sept. 1963) a federation of 11 states comprising the nine Malay states of Peninsular Malaysia
and the British settlements of Penang and Malacca |
Malaysia |
| Gorkhali (The Nepali Empire (1769) covered an area that was at least a third more than its present confines.) |
 Nepal |
| Hindoostan, Hindustan the name was used to refere to the Indian Subcontinent, including the present-day nations of |
India
Pakistan
Nepal
 Bhutan
Bangladesh |
| Indo-China (French Indochina) former federation of states comprised of |
Cochin China
Tonkin, Annam,
 Laos
 Cambodia. |
| Cochin China (in south), Annam (central) and Tonkin (in north) were later united to form today Vietnam |
| Java (island) today part of |
Indonesia |
| Kampuchea, state (1975 - 1979), that was the government of present-day |
Cambodia |
| Khmer Republic (1970-1975) |
Cambodia |
| Malay States (Federated Malay States) 1895-1946 |
Malaysia |
| Moluccas (Spice Islands) today part of |
Indonesia |
| Mustang, Kingdom of; was once an independent kingdom, a hereditary dynasty which survived as the Kingdom of Lo in Upper (northern)
Mustang (Nepal), bordering Tibet Autonomous Region (China), to which it is closely tied by language and culture. The Kingdom was
abolished by Nepali government on 7th October 2008. |
Nepal |
| Netherlands East Indies |
Indonesia |
| New Territories (mainland region) |
 Hong Kong |
| Portuguese Timor (former name for East Timor) |
 Timor-Leste |
| Serendib, former name for |
Sri Lanka |
| Siam, the Kingdom of Siam |
 Thailand |
| Sikkim, Kingdom of; today a state of |
India |
| Straits Settlements (British Settlements on the Malay Peninsula at the Strait of Malacca: Penang, Malacca, and Singapore.) |
Malaysia
 Singapore |
| Tonkin (French protectorate, later North Vietnam with the Capital Hanoi) |
Vietnam |
| West Pakistan official (1955-1970) name of the western wing of today |
Pakistan |
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