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Map of Central Asia
central Asia located in the center of Asia.
nation
Due to historical and cultural factors, Iran, Mongolia, West China (Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, West Sichuan and the northwest Yunnan), the subjects of Russia (Buryatia, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Tuva, Altai, Khakassia) and some parts of India often also in this area.
City
- Almaty — Former capital of Kazakhstan.
- Ashgabat — the capital city of Turkmenistan.
- Nursultan — Kazakhstan's dream, cold northern capital.
- Bishkek — the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
- Bukhara — a 2500-year-old city on the mainland and a UNESCO heritage site.
- Dushanbe — city of Tajikistan.
- Samarkand — another ancient city of Uzbekistan with 2,500 years old and a UNESCO heritage site.
- Tashkent — the capital of Uzbekistan.