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, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and … See moreOne of the first geographers to mention Central Asia as a distinct region of the world was Alexander von Humboldt. The borders of Central Asia are subject to multiple definitions. Historically, political geography and … See moreCentral Asia is bounded on the north by the forests of Siberia. The northern half of Central Asia (Kazakhstan) is the middle part of the Eurasian steppe. Westward the Kazakh steppe… See moreAlthough, during the golden age of Orientalism the place of Central Asia in the world history was marginalised, contemporary … See moreSince gaining independence in the early 1990s, the Central Asian republics have gradually been moving from a state-controlled economy … See moreCentral Asia is a region of varied geography, including high passes and mountains (Tian Shan), vast deserts (Kyzyl Kum See moreBecause Central Asia is landlocked and not buffered by a large body of water, temperature fluctuations are often severe, excluding the hot,… See moreArtsAt the crossroads of Asia, shamanistic practices live alongside Buddhism. Thus, Yama, … See more

Central Asia, central region of Asia, extending from the Caspian Sea in the west to the border of western China in the east. It is …

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Within the broad concept of Central Asia as defined above, there is in terms of historical geography a more precisely delineated Central Asian heartland consisting of three …