These are, of course, the capitals of Asia. At the same time, there are extremely poor regions here. This is the side of contrasts, where luxury and poverty coexist, huge cities and small villages, ancient historical monuments and modern metropolitan areas highest mountains and deepest depressions.
Asia is recognized as the largest part of the world. Its territory is so large that it occupies from north to south climatic zones from the Arctic to the equatorial, from the Arctic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, from east to west - from Pacific Ocean to the seas of the Atlantic, that is, Asia touches all the oceans of the Earth.
From the point of view of geography, Asia is also interesting in that about two-thirds of its territory is occupied by mountains and plateaus. The uniqueness of this part of the world also lies in the extraordinary diversity of its fauna: polar bears and pandas, seals and elephants, and borneo, snow leopards and Gobi cats, loons and peacocks. The geography of Asia is unique, as are the peoples living on its territory. The countries and capitals of Asia are multinational and multicultural.
The list of Asian countries varies depending on the criteria by which the classification is carried out. Thus, Georgia and Azerbaijan belong either to Europe or to Asia, which is connected with different options borders between two parts of Eurasia. Russia is both a European country and an Asian one, since the main part of the population lives in the European part, and most of the territory is located in the Asian part. The discussion list of which is given in the table is located on the border of the two cardinal points.
In Asia, there are countries that are partially recognized (North Ossetia, the Republic of China, Palestine, Abkhazia and others) or unrecognized (the State of Shan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Waziristan), there are territories dependent on other states (Coconut Christmas, Hong Kong, Macau other).
There are 57 states on the territory of Asia, of which 3 6 are partially recognized. A generalized list of countries with different statuses is given in the table below, where the capitals are given in alphabetical order.
| Foundation date | Asian countries | |
| Abu Dhabi | 18th century AD | United Arab Emirates |
| Amman | 13th c. BC. | Jordan |
| Ankara | 5th c. BC. | Turkey |
| Astana | 19th century AD | Kazakhstan |
| Ashgabat | 19th century AD | Turkmenistan |
| Baghdad | 8th c. AD | Iraq |
| Baku | 5th-6th century AD | Azerbaijan |
| Bangkok | 14th c. AD | Thailand |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 7th c. AD | Brunei |
| Beirut | 15th c. BC. | Lebanon |
| Bishkek | 18th century AD | Kyrgyzstan |
| Van | 19th century AD | Waziristan (unrecognized) |
| Vientiane | 9th c. AD | Laos |
| Dhaka | 7th c. AD | Bangladesh |
| Damascus | 15th c. BC. | Syria |
| Jakarta | 4th c. AD | Indonesia |
| Dili | 18th century AD | East Timor |
| Doha | 19th century AD | Qatar |
| Dushanbe | 17th century AD | Tajikistan |
| Yerevan | 7th c. BC. | Armenia |
| Jerusalem | 4 thousand BC | Israel |
| Islamabad | 20th century AD | Pakistan |
| Kabul | 1 in. BC. | Afghanistan |
| Kathmandu | 1 in. AD | Nepal |
| Kuala Lumpur | 18th century AD | Malaysia |
| Lefkosha | 11th c. BC. | (partially recognized) |
| Male | 12th century AD | Maldives |
| Manama | 14th c. AD | Bahrain |
| Manila | 14th c. AD | Philippines |
| Muscat | 1 in. AD | Oman |
| Moscow | 12th c. AD | the Russian Federation |
| Muzaffarabad | 17th century AD | Azad Kashmir (partially recognized) |
| Naypyidaw | 21st century AD | Myanmar |
| Nicosia | 4 thousand BC | Cyprus |
| New Delhi | 3 in. BC. | India |
| Beijing | 4th c. BC. | People's Republic of China |
| Phnom Penh | 14th c. AD | Cambodia |
| Pyongyang | 1 in. AD | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Ramallah | 16th century AD | Palestine (partially recognized) |
| Sana'a | 2 in. AD | Yemen |
| Seoul | 1 in. BC. | Korea |
| Singapore | 19th century AD | Singapore |
| Stepanakert | 5th c. AD | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (unrecognized) |
| Sukhum | 7th c. BC. | Abkhazia (partially recognized) |
| Taipei | 18th century AD | Republic of China (partially recognized) |
| Taunjdi | 18th century AD | Shang (unrecognized) |
| Tashkent | 2 in. BC. | Uzbekistan |
| Tbilisi | 5th c. AD | Georgia |
| Tehran | 12th c. AD | Iran |
| Tokyo | 12th century AD | Japan |
| Thimphu | 13th c. AD | Butane |
| Ulaanbaatar | 17th century AD | Mongolia |
| Hanoi | 10th c. AD | Vietnam |
| Tskhinvali | 14th century AD | South Ossetia (partially recognized) |
| Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte | 13th c. AD | Sri Lanka |
| El Kuwait | 18th century AD | Kuwait |
| Riyadh | 4th-5th century AD | Saudi Arabia |
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The city of Byblos on the Lebanese coast of the Mediterranean Sea dates back to the 4th millennium BC. Asia is not called mysterious for nothing: many Asian capitals keep ancient history and exclusive culture.
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Asia, probably, can be considered the brightest, most diverse and contrasting part of the world, in which more than half of humanity lives. It contains dozens of countries and peoples with a huge variety of political systems and economic systems, different standards of living and dissimilar cultural characteristics. Many of them occupy leading positions among the most powerful economies in the world, while adjoining frankly impoverished states.
Among these countries there are also many leaders in various ratings in terms of the area of occupied territories, the number of population, its general density and growth rate. There are many countries with the fastest growing economies.
It is also surprising that among these countries there are many officially unrecognized states - Waziristan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the Shan state, or partially recognized ones - Abkhazia, Azad Kashmir, the Republic of China (Taiwan Island).
Some powers of this part of the world are partially located on the European part of the continent, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Indonesia, Yemen, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Georgia, or are part of other states, for example, the countries of the Asian part of Russia. Surprising is the fact that Cyprus, which is located entirely in Asia, is at the same time a member of the European Union (EU) and Turkey is a member of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). These are the countries that are included in Asia, amazing and incredible.
In general, Asia knows how to surprise and amaze the imagination with its scale and incredible features.
Historically, Asia is divided into five main parts: Northern (countries that are part of Russia), Central, Eastern, Western (Front) and South Asia. In Russian geographical literature, you can find such a term as "countries of the foreign part of Asia", it means all of Asia, except for its northern part, that is, those countries that are part of Russia.
In the future, Asian countries will be indicated with a list of their capitals, grouped according to different criteria.
West Side:
Central part:
South Asia (countries):
East End:
Countries of Southeast Asia (list):
Northern part:
Unrecognized states of the region:
Partially recognized states of the region:
Controlled territories:
Now the reader has an idea of what diverse and dissimilar states there are in Asia, where their capitals are located and how many there really are.
And if suddenly you decide to visit one of these states, then approach the choice of a place for further stay with special care, because Asia is not only beautiful and amazing, but also dangerous! Many of the customs and traditions of the peoples living there may be contrary to ideas about the norm and morality. European resident, and vice versa, an act that seems harmless to you and me, in the East can be regarded as immoral and even illegal. Therefore, be vigilant and attentive.
One day, my wife asked me a question: "What do you love more: me or history?". I smiled enigmatically, gently hugged her and... went to Asia, which is full of monuments, all sorts of artifacts dating back to times before our era. And is it possible to choose the most interesting place amid the abundance of greatness. Is it possible to determine the best among equals. Therefore, I visited a number of the largest cities, which, I think, are worth telling.
Asia - part lighta, who gave a home to most representatives of the human race. And in response they erected the most beautiful cities that have become in our time "Asian tigers"tourism and trade, and striking their guests not only with grandeur, but also with peculiar "highlights".
Many divide Asia into regions, allocate three such:
Although this division not entirely accurate. With geographic point vision more correctly apply the following classification:
In geography, they distinguish about forty largest Asian cities,one third of which belong to China, which is not surprising given their population size. And now, I ask your attention, before you the most big cities Asia:
Asia got its name from ancient Greek mythology. Once upon a time, Asia (Asia) was the daughter of the titan god Oceanid, who became the wife of Prometheus. The ancient Greeks borrowed the word "Asia" from the Assyrians, who called it the place where the sun rises. Therefore, the Greeks began to call the territory that lies to the east of Greece Asia.
In modern Asia, states are at different levels of development. If Bangladesh and Afghanistan are firmly stuck in the Middle Ages, then South Korea, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan are countries with developed economies.
Asia is the largest continent on earth. Her total area is more than 43.4 million square meters. km (this is 30% of the Earth's territory). Asia is considered part of the Eurasian Peninsula.
In the west, the border of Asia runs along the Ural Mountains. In the north, Asia is washed by the waters of the Arctic Ocean, in the east - by the Pacific Ocean (East China, Bering, Okhotsk, South China, Japan and Yellow Seas), and in the south - by the waters of indian ocean(Arabian Sea).
In addition, the shores of Asia are also washed by the waters of the Red and Mediterranean Seas.
Since Asia occupies a vast territory, it is clear that the climate on this continent is very diverse. in Western and Eastern Siberia The climate is continental, in Central and Central Asia- desert and semi-desert, in East, South, and also in Southeast Asia - monsoonal (monsoon season - June-October), in some regions equatorial, and in the far north - arctic.
Among the Asian rivers, one should, of course, name the Yangtze (6300 km), the Yellow River (5464 km), the Ob (5410 km), the Mekong (4500 km), the Amur (4440 km), the Lena (4400) and the Yenisei (4092 km). ).
The five largest lakes in Asia include the following: the Aral Sea, Baikal, Balkhash, Tonle Sap and Issyk-Kul.
Much of Asia is mountains. It is in Asia that the Himalayas, the Pamirs, the Hindu Kush, the Altai and the Sayan Mountains are located. The largest mountain in Asia is Everest (Chomolungma), its height is 8,848 meters.
Travelers in Asia are waiting for numerous deserts, among which, perhaps, it is necessary to single out the Gobi, Takla-Makan, Karakum and the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. In total, there are more than 20 deserts in Asia.
At the moment, the population of Asia already exceeds 4.3 billion people. This is about 60% of the total population of the Earth. At the same time, the annual population growth in Asia is about 2%.
Almost the entire population of Asia belongs to the Mongoloid race, which, in turn, is divided into small races - North Asian, Arctic, South Asian and Far Eastern. In Iraq, in the territory of southern Iran and northern India, the Indo-Mediterranean race predominates. In addition, there are many other races in Asia, such as Caucasian and Negroid.
On the territory of Asia, 55 states are fully or partially located (of which 5 are the so-called unrecognized republics). The largest Asian country is China (its territory occupies 9,596,960 sq. km), and the smallest is the Maldives (300 sq. km).
In terms of population, China (1.39 billion people) is ahead of all countries in the world. Other Asian countries have fewer inhabitants: India, 1.1 billion, Indonesia, 230 million, and Bangladesh, 134 million.
The territory of Asia is so large that politicians, journalists or scientists sometimes divide it into the Middle East, Western Asia and the Far East. However, geographically Asia is more correctly divided into 5 regions:
East Asia (China, Japan, South and North Korea and Mongolia);
- Western Asia (Armenia, Lebanon, Syria, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Yemen, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey);
- Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, East Timor, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Myanmar);
- South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka);
- Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan).
Asian cities are the most densely populated in the world. The largest of all cities in Asia is Bombay (India), whose population is already more than 12.2 million people. Other major cities in Asia are Seoul, Jakarta, Karachi, Manila, Delhi, Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing and Tehran.
