Central Asia is the landlocked region between the Caspian Sea and China comprising Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, historically the crossroads of the Silk Road caravan routes linking China, Persia, and Europe. Steppe, desert, and the high Pamir and Tian Shan ranges divide the region.
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Area (sq km)Nearly 4 million sq km across the five post-Soviet republics (narrower definition); broader definitions adding Afghanistan, Mongolia or western China are not included in this figure. Population2024 estimate, five-republic definition. Connections
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Source Asia (Wikipedia)
This source names China directly: "region between the Caspian Sea and China comprising Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, historically the crossroads of the Silk Road caravan routes linking China..."
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
This source names Europe directly: "routes linking China, Persia, and Europe."
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Source Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)
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1. Central Asia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and most of Kazakhstan.
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Asia (Wikipedia)
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North Asia (Siberia), Central Asia, West Asia (the Middle East or Near East and part of the Caucasus), South Asia (Indian subcontinent), East Asia (Far East), Southeast Asia (East Indies and Indochina).
Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)
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It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast.
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