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Top of the TGN hierarchy
(hierarchy root)
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World
(facet)
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Asia
(continent)
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Aceh, Sultanate of
(former nation/state/empire)
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Achaemenid Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Afghanistan
(nation)
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Akkadian Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia
(overseas territory)
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Alashiya
(former nation/state/empire)
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Al-Ḥajarah
(general region)
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Al Kidn
(general region)
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Ancient Syria
(general region)
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Apologos
(port)
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Arabian Peninsula
(general region)
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Armenia
(nation)
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Armenia
(historical region)
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Armenia
(historical region)
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Assyria
(former nation/state/empire)
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Azarbaijan
(general region)
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Azerbaijan
(nation)
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Bactria
(historical region)
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Bahrain
(nation)
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Bangladesh
(nation)
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Bengal
(general region)
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Bhutan
(nation)
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Bruneian Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Brunei Darussalam
(nation)
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Burma Road
(road)
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Burma-Siam Railroad
(railroad)
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Cambodia
(nation)
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Canaan
(historical region)
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Caucasus
(general region)
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Central Asia
(general region)
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Chagatai Khanate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Chenla
(former nation/state/empire)
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China
(former nation/state/empire)
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China
(nation)
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Chola
(historical region)
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Cyprus
(nation)
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Dehgwar
(general region)
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Dhivehi Raajje
(nation)
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Durranī Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Dutch East Indies
(former territory/colony/dependent state)
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East Asia
(general region)
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East Indies
(general region)
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Federated Malay States
(former territory/colony/dependent state)
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Funan
(former nation/state/empire)
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Gandhara
(former nation/state/empire)
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Gaya
(former group of nations/states/cities)
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Gaza Strip
(occupied territory)
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Georgia
(nation)
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Georgia, Kingdom of
(former nation/state/empire)
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Ghassān
(former nation/state/empire)
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Ghaznavid Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Ghūrid Sultanate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Golden Triangle
(area)
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Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom
(former nation/state/empire)
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Guge
(kingdom)
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Hephthalite Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Hong Kong
(semi-independent political entity)
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Hotaki Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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India
(nation)
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Indochina
(general region)
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Indonesia
(nation)
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Indo-Parthian Kingdom
(former nation/state/empire)
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Ionia
(general region) [
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Iran
(nation)
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Iran
(general region)
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Iraq
(nation)
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Israel
(nation)
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Japan
(nation)
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Jordan
(nation)
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Kamboja
(former nation/state/empire)
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Karabagh
(general region)
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Kara-Khanid Khanate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Kara-Khitai
(former nation/state/empire)
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Kashmir
(general region)
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Kazakhstan
(nation)
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Khālid Ibn al Walīd
(dam)
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Khilji Sultanate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Khmer
(Empire) (former nation/state/empire)
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Khwarazmian Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Khwārezm
(historical region)
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Kidarite
(former nation/state/empire)
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Kingdom of Israel
(former nation/state/empire)
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Koguryŏ
(former nation/state/empire)
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Kojosŏn
(former nation/state/empire)
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Korea
(former nation/state/empire)
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Korean Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Kurdistan
(general region)
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Kushan
(Empire) (former nation/state/empire)
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Kuwait
(nation)
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Kyrgyzstan
(nation)
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Land of Israel
(historical region)
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Langkasuka
(former nation/state/empire)
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Laos
(nation)
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Latin Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Lebanon
(nation)
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Leuke Kome
(lost settlement)
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Levant
(general region)
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Levant States
(region (geographic))
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Liao Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Lodi Sultanate
(former nation/state/empire)
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<lost & found/Asia>
(miscellaneous)
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Macau
(semi-independent political entity)
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Malaysia
(nation)
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Manipur
(former nation/state/empire)
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Margiana
(historical region)
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Mauryan Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Melayu
(former nation/state/empire)
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Mesopotamia
(general region)
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Mitanni
(former nation/state/empire)
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Mongol Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Mongolia
(nation)
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Mongolia
(general region)
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Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of
(former nation/state/empire)
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Myanmar
(nation)
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Nam Viet
(former nation/state/empire)
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Nanda Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Nangnang
(former nation/state/empire)
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Nepal
(nation)
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No Man's Land
(buffer zone)
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North Korea
(nation)
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Old Silla
(former nation/state/empire)
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Oman
(nation)
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Paekche
(former nation/state/empire)
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Pakistan
(nation)
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Pala Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Palawan Trough
(undersea trough) [
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Palestine
(historical region)
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Palmyrene Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Pandyan Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Parhae
(former nation/state/empire)
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Parthian Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Parthyene
(vassal state)
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Pergamon
(former nation/state/empire)
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Persia
(historical region)
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Persian Baluchistan
(general region)
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Persian Royal Road
(road)
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Philippines
(nation)
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Phoenicia
(historical region)
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Punch
(general region)
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Qatar
(nation)
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Rattanakosin Kingdom
(historical region)
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Rouran Khaganate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Rudnyy Altay
(general region)
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Russia
(historical region)
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Russia
(nation)
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Russian Central Asia
(former administrative division)
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Saudi Arabia
(nation)
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Scythia
(historical region)
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Seljuq Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Sheba
(former nation/state/empire)
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Shinzi Sol
(area)
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Shor Chah
(area)
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Singapore
(nation)
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Sogdiana
(historical region)
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Southeast Asia
(general region)
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Southern Asia
(general region)
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South Korea
(nation)
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Soviet Union
(former nation/state/empire)
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Spratly Islands
(disputed territory)
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Sri Lanka
(nation)
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Srivijaya
(former nation/state/empire)
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State of Palestine
(autonomous area)
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Straits Settlements
(former territory/colony/dependent state)
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Suhu
(former nation/state/empire)
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Sultanate of Sulu
(former nation/state/empire)
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Sundarbans
(general region)
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Syria
(nation)
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Syria
(general region)
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Taiwan
(nation)
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Tajikistan
(nation)
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Thailand
(nation)
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Tibet
(autonomous region) [
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Tibetan Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Timor-Leste
(nation)
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Timurid Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Transcaucasia
(general region)
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Transcaucasian Federation
(federation)
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Transoxania
(historical region) [
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Turgesh Khaganate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Turkestan
(historical region)
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Turkey
(nation)
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Turkic Khaganate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Turkmenistan
(nation)
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Unfederated Malay States
(former territory/colony/dependent state)
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United Arab Emirates
(nation)
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Urartu
(former nation/state/empire)
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Urochishche Akbay
(area)
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Urochishche Charlyk
(area)
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Urochishche Karasuk
(area)
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Urochishche Konstantinovskaya Dacha
(area)
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Urochishche Korbun-Guru
(area)
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Urochishche Koshmar-Dere
(area)
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Urochishche Kustu-Kamyr
(area)
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Urochishche Lyubimovskaya Lyaga
(area)
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Urochishche Shavi-Kldistavi
(area)
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Urochishche Verbovyy Syrt
(area)
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Urochishche Volkov Kordon
(area)
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Uyghur Khaganate
(former nation/state/empire)
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Uzbekistan
(nation)
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Vǎn Lang
(former nation/state/empire)
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Viet Nam
(nation)
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Wall of Genghis Khan
(wall)
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West Bank
(occupied territory)
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Western Asia
(area)
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Xiongnu Empire
(former nation/state/empire)
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Yemen
(nation)
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