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Yes, "West Asia" is definitely the worse term by far, as most of "West Asia":



 is actually east of the accurate definition of Asia (shown in red):



making the name absurd to anyone who knows history. "West Asia" is also functionally worse because it excludes Egypt etc., unlike "Middle East":



On the other hand, Mashriq:



has the disadvantage of excluding Iran and Turkey. The best we can do is Rashidun:



I suppose we could try to promote the term "Greater Rashidun"?