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The result of the proposal was moved per consensus. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 02:43, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Economy of Western Asia → Economy of the Middle East — This page was originally named 'Economy of the Middle East.' It has been renamed 'Economy of Western Asia' and there is disagreement between the editors over which name is more appropriate.

Support-In my opinion Middle East is a more commonly recognized and understood term than Western Asia and more likely be be researched (according to Wikipedia article traffic statistics in September Middle East was researched 101724 times while Western Asia was researched 10261 times)--Ndunruh (talk) 23:15, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Though I can understand the reasons for supporting the move, I think most economists and analysts would use the term "Western Asia", and this article falls under their specialist field. 84.92.117.93 (talk) 00:23, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Three of the four economic texts cited in the article, all published within the past decade, refer to the Middle East.--Ndunruh (talk) 01:13, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Changing position after reading article more thoroughly. 84.92.117.93 (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support the term 'Middle East' is very common. 'Western Asia' is very uncommon and ambigious. Flamarande (talk) 20:22, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Where is Cyprus?

Cyprus is also a part of the Middle East and thus should be included. TomTom7474 (talk) 16:59, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]