Home›Middle Eastern and South Asian Cuisines›RegionBrowse ByRegionRegion groups a cuisine by the country or area whose cooking practices it describes. Wikipedia defines French cuisine simply as "the cooking traditions and practices of France," a single region name that carries centuries of practice behind it. This dimension lets a visitor find every cuisine tied to one part of the world.FactsRegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account550 BCE 1RegionFilter Results25 entriesAdmission YearAll1956 (1)Area (sq km)All6020 (1)10,452 (1)22,072 (1)29,743 (1)38,395 (1)67,240 (1)69,700 (1)130,058 (1)143,100 (1)180,000 (1)185,180 (1)239,021 (1)325,000 (1)438,317 (1)448,978 (1)455,503 (1)470,000 (1)537,886 (1)652,864 (1)1,648,195 (1)4,000,000 (1)4,440,000 (1)5,222,321 (1)7,222,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll49 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1907 (1)1919 (1)1932 (1)1943 (1)1946 (1)1948 (2)1988 (1)1991 (4)PopulationAll777,486 (1)3,100,100 (1)3,657,000 (1)5,364,482 (1)5,483,450 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,978,599 (1)16,300,000 (1)21,756,000 (1)26,657,437 (1)32,684,503 (1)35,000,000 (1)39,047,321 (1)46,118,793 (1)55,000,000 (1)57,600,000 (1)72,147,030 (1)82,000,000 (1)92,417,681 (1)273,610,384 (1)469,300,000 (1)1,900,000,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 25AfghanistanRegion1 entryAnatoliaRegion1 entryArmeniaRegion1 entryAsiaRegion2 entriesThe BalkansRegion1 entryBengalRegion1 entryBhutanRegion1 entryCentral AsiaRegion1 entryGeorgiaRegion1 entryThe Indian SubcontinentRegion2 entriesIranRegion1 entryIraqRegion1 entryIsraelRegion1 entryKashmirRegion1 entryLebanonRegion1 entryThe LevantRegion1 entryThe Middle EastRegion1 entryPalestineRegion1 entrySouth AsiaRegion1 entrySri LankaRegion1 entrySyriaRegion1 entryTajikistanRegion1 entryTamil NaduRegion1 entryUzbekistanRegion1 entryYemenRegion1 entrySources1. Middle Eastern Cuisine (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaMiddle Eastern cuisine, History section, Persian Empire periodQuote, Middle Eastern cuisine, History section, Persian Empire periodDuring the first Persian Empire (ca. 550-330 BCE), the foundation was laid for modern Middle-Eastern food when rice, poultry and fruits were incorporated into the local diet.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.