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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 Uzbekistan.
- 4,003,451 km² (1,545,741 sq mi)
- 75,897,577 (2021) (16th)
- Central Asian
4 days ago · 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 bounded on the north by Russia and on the south by Iran, Afghanistan, and China. The region consists of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Geography
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
history of Central Asia, history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. In its historical application the term Central Asia designates an area that is considerably larger than the heartland of the Asian continent.
Prehistory. Ancient era. Medieval. Sui and early Tang dynasty. Tang rivalry with the Tibetan Empire. Arrival of Islam. Steppe empires. Early modern period (16th to 19th centuries) Russian expansion into Central Asia (19th century) The Great Game. Russian campaigns. Qing dynasty. Revolution and revolt. Soviet era (1918–1991)
Prehistory and antiquity. The beginnings of human history in Central Asia date back to the late Pleistocene Epoch, some 25,000 to 35,000 years ago, which includes the last full interglacial period and the last glaciation, the latter being followed by the interglacial period that still persists today.
Sep 16, 2022 · Xi Jinping’s visit to Central Asia this week sheds a light on his country’s efforts to increase its sway in the vast, resource-rich region once considered Russia’s domain.
The World Factbook Central Asia. Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Russia; Tajikistan
