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What are the old names of countries in southwest Asia?

The old names of countries in southwest Asia are:

- Persia (Iran)

- Mesopotamia (Iraq)

- Assyria (Partially in northern Iraq)

- Babylonia (Partially in central and southern Iraq)

- Susiana (Partially in southwestern Iran and southeastern Iraq)

- Media (Partially in northwestern Iran)

- Parthia (Partially in northeastern Iran)

- Bactria (Partially in northern Afghanistan and southern Uzbekistan)

- Sogdia (Partially in central Uzbekistan and southern Tajikistan)

- Gandhara (Partially in eastern Afghanistan, northeastern Pakistan and northwestern India)

- Scythia (Partially in southern Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan)

- Armenia (Armenia)

- Georgia (Georgia)

- Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan)

- Cappadocia (Partially in central Turkey)

- Lycia (Partially in southwestern Turkey)

- Caria (Partially in southwestern Turkey)

- Phrygia (Partially in western Turkey)

- Bithynia (Partially in northwestern Turkey)

- Paphlagonia (Partially in northern Turkey)

- Pontus (Partially in northeastern Turkey)

- Colchis (Partially in western Georgia and eastern Turkey)

- Iberia (Partially in eastern Georgia)

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