Asia contains the Middle East.
Asia . It also has a mix of many different climates ranging from the equatorial south via the hot desert in the Middle East , temperate areas in the east and the continental centre to vast subarctic and polar areas in Siberia . The Middle Eastالشرق الأوسط , ; Միջին Արևելք , ; Orta Şərq Central Kurdish : ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین , Rojhelatî Nawîn ; Moyen-Orient ახლო აღმოსავლეთი , ; Μέση Ανατολή , ; המזרח התיכון , ; Rojhilata Navîn خاورمیانه , ; Bariga Dhexe Orta Doğu مشرق وسطی , is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt .