DeCS

Descriptor English:

Asia, Central

Descriptor Spanish:

Asia Central

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

Asia Central

Scope note:

Área geográfica de Asia que comprende KAZAJSTÁN, KIRGISTÁN, TAYIKISTÁN, TURKMENISTÁN y UZBEKISTÁN. La región desierta de Kara Kum (Qara Qum) está situada en su mayor parte en Turkmenistán y la región desierta de Kyzyl Kum (Kizil Kum o Qizil Qum) está en Uzbekistán y Kazajstán. (Traducción libre del original: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Ásia Central

Descriptor French:

Asie centrale

Tree number(s):

Z01.252.100

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001209

Scope note:

The geographical area of Asia comprising KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; TAJIKISTAN; TURKMENISTAN; and UZBEKISTAN. The desert region of Kara Kum (Qara Qum) is largely in Turkmenistan and the desert region of Kyzyl Kum (Kizil Kum or Qizil Qum), is in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p233, 590, 636)

Annotation:

a geog area; prefer specific countries

Allowable Qualifiers:

EH ethnologie
EP épidémiologie

DeCS ID:

1216

Unique ID:

D001209

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Date Established:

1982/01/01