Home›Middle Eastern and Southwest Asian Peoples›Typical RegionBrowse ByTypical RegionTypical region names the part of the world where a kind of social group is most commonly found. Wikipedia describes examples ranging "from the mammoth steppe hunters in Siberia to the semi-sedentary Eskaleut fishermen/seal hunters of the Arctic," showing how widely one social group type can spread across very different regions. This dimension groups societies rooted in the same region.FactsTypical RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstablished EraWell-attested1949 1Primary DisciplineWell-attestedAnthropology 1Typical RegionFilter Results17 entriesArea (sq km)All10,452 (1)17,818 (1)22,072 (1)29,743 (1)185,180 (1)190,000 (1)325,000 (1)438,317 (1)652,864 (1)783,562 (1)881,913 (1)996,603 (1)1,648,195 (1)3,237,500 (1)7,862,221 (1)17,075,400 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1919 (1)1922 (1)1923 (1)1932 (1)1943 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1961 (1)1991 (2)PopulationAll3,100,100 (1)5,118,445 (1)5,364,482 (1)10,147,200 (1)26,657,437 (1)34,500,000 (1)35,000,000 (1)46,118,793 (1)57,600,000 (1)86,092,168 (1)92,417,681 (1)95,000,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)241,499,431 (1)270,500,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17AfghanistanTypical Region2 entriesThe Arabian PeninsulaTypical Region1 entryArmeniaTypical Region1 entryEgyptTypical Region1 entryIranTypical Region3 entriesIraqTypical Region3 entriesIsraelTypical Region1 entryKurdistanTypical Region2 entriesKuwaitTypical Region1 entryLebanonTypical Region1 entryThe LevantTypical Region1 entryMesopotamiaTypical Region2 entriesNorth AfricaTypical Region1 entryPakistanTypical Region2 entriesRussiaTypical Region1 entrySyriaTypical Region4 entriesTurkeyTypical Region2 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Human Relations Area Filestier 2WikipediaHuman Relations Area Files, lead section, founding sentenceA financially autonomous research agency based at Yale University since 1949, its mission is to promote understanding of cultural diversity and commonality in the past and present.Human Relations Area Files, lead section, anthropologist sentenceDocuments in both eHRAF databases are subject-indexed at the paragraph level by HRAF anthropologists.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.