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001 – World. a With population over 500,000 people. Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, [ 4] and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.
Homo sapiens reached Central Asia by 50,000 to 40,000 years ago. The Tibetan Plateau is thought to have been reached by 38,000 years ago. [7] [8] [9] The currently oldest modern human sample found in northern Central Asia, is a 45,000-year-old remain, which was genetically closest to ancient and modern East Asians, but his lineage died out quite early.
Kyrgyzstan, [a] officially the Kyrgyz Republic, [b] [12] is a landlocked country in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the capital and largest city.
Kazakhstan, [ b] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, [ c] is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe. [ d] It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea.
Merv ( Turkmen: Merw, Мерв, مرو; Persian: مرو, romanized : Marv ), also known as the Merve Oasis, [ a] was a major Iranian city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, near today's Mary, Turkmenistan. [ 2] Human settlements on the site of Merv existed from the 3rd millennium BC until the 18th century AD.
Kashmir. Coordinates: 34.5°N 76.5°E. Kashmir ( / ˈkæʃmɪər / KASH-meer or / kæʃˈmɪər / kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 19 World Heritage Sites in six countries (also called "state parties") of Central and North Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Asian part of Russia. [1] The European part of Russia is included in Eastern Europe.
Cities along the Silk Road. This articles lists cities located along the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes which connected Europe with China, spanning from the Mediterranean Sea to the Korean Peninsula and Japan . The Silk Road's eastern end is in present-day China, and its main western end is Antioch.