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The countries and capitals of Central Asia*:
Kazakhstan (Astana) Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek) Tajikistan (Dushanbe) Turkmenistan (Ashkhabad) Uzbekistan (Tashkent)

Afghanistan (Kabul) Bangladesh (Dacca) Bhutan (Thimphu) India (New Delhi) Iran (Tehran) Maldives (Malé) Nepal (Katmandu) Pakistan (Karachi) Sri Lanka (Colombo)
 * The countries and capitals of South Asia*:**


 * According to the United Nations. As stated below, the definitions can change from source to source.
 * ===Map to the right and others are from the [|University of Texas Libraries]===

This map to the left is how the UN defines the regions of Asia. **Yellow:** East Asia
 * Blue: ** North Asia
 * Pink: ** Central Asia
 * Green: ** Southwest Asia
 * Red: **Southeast Asia
 * Orange: **Southeast Asia

**Central Asia**
Central Asia is a region of [|Asia] from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south.
 * Though various definitions of its exact composition exist, no one definition is universally accepted.
 * Despite this uncertainty in defining borders, it does have some important overall characteristics.
 * For one, Central Asia has historically been closely tied to its [|nomadic] peoples and the [|Silk Road].
 * As a result, it has acted as a crossroads for the movement of people, goods, and ideas between [|Europe], [|Western Asia] , [|South Asia] , and [|East Asia].

For more on the Silk Road, link to

 * ====** AP World History Key Concept 2.3 **====
 * ====** AP World History Key Concept 3.1 **====

This region is also sometimes known as **Middle Asia** or **Inner Asia**, and is within the scope of the wider [|Eurasian] continent.

Central Asia is largely coextensive with [|Turkestan].
 * In modern context, Central Asia consists of the five former [|Soviet] republics of [|Kazakhstan], [|Kyrgyzstan] , [|Tajikistan] , [|Turkmenistan] , and [|Uzbekistan] . The nations of [|Afghanistan] and [|Mongolia] may also be included in Central Asia, in addition to the western Chinese provinces of [|Inner Mongolia] , [|Xinjiang] , [|Qinghai] and [|Tibet] . A small portion of Kazakhstan is also located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.

**City Country Population**

 * Tashkent || Uzbekistan || 2150000 ||
 * Kabul || Afghanistan || 2142300 ||
 * Yerevan || Armenia || 1258000 ||
 * Baku || Azerbaijan || 1228500 ||
 * Almaty || Kazakhstan || 1066300 ||

South Asia
Also known as **Southern Asia**, is a [|southern][|region] of the [|Asian][|continent], comprising the sub-Himalayan countries and the regions on their west and, for some authorities (see below), on the east as well. It is surrounded (clockwise, from [|west] to [|east] ) by [|Western Asia], [|Central Asia] , [|Eastern Asia] , and [|Southeastern Asia].

**City Country Population**

 * Jakarta || Indonesia || 10810400 ||
 * Bangkok || Thailand || 6513100 ||
 * Singapore || Singapore || 4154500 ||
 * Ho Chi Minh City || Vietnam || 3378500 ||
 * Bandung || Indonesia || 2884300 ||



**[|Ancient India]** from the British Museum.

Click here for lesson plans on Central Asia designed for 6th graders.

Sources: [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/Southeast_Asia.htm http://www.askasia.org/images/teachers/display/23.jpg