Individual #Asia the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
instance of: #continent
location of: #Asian_countries
part of: #Eurasia
part: #Asian_country__Asian_nation countries occupying the Asian continent
part: #Asia_Minor__Anatolia a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
part: #Phrygia an ancient country in west central Asia Minor
part: #Pontus an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
part: #Aeolis__Aeolia ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos)
part: #Lesbos__Lesvos__Mytilene an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
part: #Lycia an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor
part: #Lydia an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
part: #Troy__Ilion__Ilium an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
part: #Sakartvelo__Georgia a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; a provisional military government; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: #Tbilisi__Tiflis__capital_of_Georgia the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river
part: #Abkhazia__Abkhaz an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
part: #Adzhar__Adzharia an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
part: #Turkey__Republic_of_Turkey a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
part: #Dardanelles_campaign__Dardanelles the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
part: #Edirne__Adrianople__Adrianopolis a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian
part: #Abydos an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
part: #Adana__Seyhan a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
part: #Ankara__Turkish_capital__capital_of_Turkey the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
part: #Antalya__Adalia a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
part: #Antioch__Antakya__Antakiya a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
part: #Dardanelles__Hellespont the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey
part: #Istanbul__Stambul__Stamboul__Constantinople the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
part: #Bosporus_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
part: #Bursa__Brusa a city in northwestern Turkey
part: #Izmir__Smyrna a port city in western Turkey
part: #Aegospotamos__Aegospotami a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War
part: #Mount_Ararat__Ararat__Mt._Ararat the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
part: #Aras__Araxes a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
part: #Bosporus a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
part: #Euphrates_River__Euphrates a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
part: #Seyhan_River__Seyhan a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean
part: #Tigris_River__Tigris an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
part: #Ionia region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks
part: #Afghanistan__Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
part: #Kabul__capital_of_Afghanistan the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan
part: #Hindu_Kush_Mountains__Hindu_Kush a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
part: #Tirich_Mir a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)
part: #Southeast_Asia a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
part: #Indochina__Indochinese_peninsula a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
part: #Myanmar__Union_of_Burma__Burma a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
part: #Yangon__Rangoon the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
part: #Mandalay a city in central Myanmar north of Rangoon
part: #Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: #Cambodia__Kingdom_of_Cambodia__Kampuchea a nation in Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
part: #Phnom_Penh__Pnom_Penh__Cambodian_capital the capital and largest city of Kampuchea
part: #Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: #French_Indochina the French colonies of Cambodia and Laos and Vietnam were formerly organized as French Indochina
part: #Laos__Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
part: #Vientiane__Laotian_capital__capital_of_Laos the capital and largest city of Laos
part: #Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: #Malaysia__Malaya a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
part: #East_Malaysia the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
part: #Sabah__North_Borneo a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo
part: #Sarawak a region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo
part: #West_Malaysia the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula
part: #Kuala_Lumpur__Malaysian_capital__capital_of_Malaysia the capital and largest city of Malaysia
part: #Thailand__Kingdom_of_Thailand__Siam country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"
part: #Bangkok__capital_of_Thailand__Krung_Thep the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
part: #Chao_Phraya a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand
part: #Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: #Nan_River__Nan a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
part: #Ping_River__Ping a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
part: #Vietnam__Socialist_Republic_of_Vietnam__Viet_Nam__Annam a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
part: #Dien_Bien_Phu the French military base fell after a 56-day siege by Vietnam troops; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954
part: #Vietnam_War a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam supported by the US
part: #Hanoi__capital_of_Vietnam the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
part: #Ho_Chi_Minh_City__Saigon a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
part: #Haiphong a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
part: #Indonesia__Republic_of_Indonesia__Dutch_East_Indies a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
part: #Java an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
part: #Jakarta__Djakarta__capital_of_Indonesia capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
part: #Bandung a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
part: #Semarang__Samarang a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
part: #Bali an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
part: #Timor an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands
part: #Sumatra a mountainous island in western Indonesia
part: #Medan a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
part: #Celebes__Sulawesi a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
part: #Moluccas__Spice_Islands a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
part: #Indonesian_Borneo__Kalimantan the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
part: #Krakatau__Krakatao__Krakatoa a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
part: #Republic_of_the_Philippines__Philippines a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
part: #Manila_Bay a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet
part: #Manila__capital_of_the_Philippines the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
part: #Cebu_City__Cebu an important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines
part: #Singapore.island__singapore an island south of the Malay Peninsula
part: #China__People's_Republic_of_China__mainland_China__Communist_China__Red_China__PRC a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
part: #Chinese_Revolution the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
part: #Chino-Japanese_War ware between China and Japan over control of Korea; China was defeated; 1894-1895
part: #Manchuria a region in northeastern China
part: #Port_Arthur a battle in the Chino-Japanese war (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese
part: #Beijing__Peking__Peiping__peiping__capital_of_Red_China capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
part: #Forbidden_City a walled section of Beijing that encloses the Imperial Palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
part: #Gansu__Kansu a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
part: #Lanzhou__Lanchou__Lanchow the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
part: #Hebei__Hopei__Hopeh a populous province in northeastern China
part: #Szechwan__Sichuan__Szechuan a populous province of south central China
part: #Yunnan a province of southern China
part: #Shanghai the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
part: #Guangzhou__Canton__Kuangchou__Kwangchow a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; a major deep-water port
part: #Nanchang__Nan-chang a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang
part: #Nanning__Nan-ning an industrial city in southern China
part: #Shenyang__Mukden__Moukden__Fengtien a city in northeastern China
part: #Tianjin__Tientsin__T'ien-ching a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
part: #Nanjing__Nanking a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
part: #Chongqing__Chungking a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
part: #Xian__Sian__Singan__Changan__Hsian a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
part: #Luoyang__Loyang a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties
part: #Hangzhou__Hangchow a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay (an inlet of the East China Sea); regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
part: #Great_Wall_of_China__Great_Wall a wall in northern China built for defensive purposes during the 3rd century BC; 1,500 miles long and averaging 6 meters wide
part: #Hong_Kong a British Crown Colony on the coast of southern China; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
part: #Amur_River__Amur__Heilong_Jiang an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
part: #Brahmaputra_River__Brahmaputra an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
part: #Gan_Jiang__Kan_River a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang north of Nanchang
part: #Huang_He__Hwang_Ho__Yellow_River a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
part: #Kunlun_Mountains__Kunlun__Kuenlun__Kuenlun_Mountains a mountain range in China
part: #Muztagh_Ata__Muz_Tagh_Ata a mountain peak in the Kunlun range in China (24,760 feet high)
part: #Ulugh_Muztagh__Ulugh_Muz_Tagh a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
part: #Mekong_River__Mekong an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
part: #Nan_Ling a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west
part: #Tien_Shan__Tyan_Shan a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
part: #Pobeda_Peak__Pobedy_Peak a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)
part: #Chang_Jiang__Chang__Yangtze__Yangtze_River__Yangtze_Kiang the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
part: #Zhu_Jiangi__Canton_River__Chu_Kiang a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea
part: #Turkistan__Turkestan a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
part: #Canaan__Palestine__Holy_Land__Promised_Land an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
part: #Juda__Judah an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
part: #Judea__Judaea the southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
part: #Philistia an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in Biblical times
part: #Roman_Empire an empire including the lands in Europe and Africa and Asia that were ruled by ancient Rome
part: #Holy_Roman_Empire__First_Reich the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe
part: #Byzantine_Empire__Eastern_Roman_Empire a continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after AD 330 when Constantine the Great rebuilt Byzantium and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
part: #Byzantium an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul
part: #Arabian_Peninsula__Arabia a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
part: #Oman__Sultanate_of_Oman__Muscat_and_Oman a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
part: #Muscat__Masqat__capital_of_Oman a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
part: #Qatar_Peninsula__Qatar__Katar__Katar_Peninsula a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
part: #Qatar__State_of_Qatar__Katar__State_of_Katar an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
part: #Doha__Bida__El_Beda__capital_of_Qatar the capital and chief port of Qatar
part: #Saudi_Arabia__Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia a kingdom occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
part: #Riyadh__capital_of_Saudi_Arabia joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia
part: #Mecca joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Mohammed it is the holiest city of Islam
part: #Medina__Al_Madinah a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Mohammed; the second most holy city of Islam
part: #Jiddah__Jidda port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea
part: #United_Arab_Emirates a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
part: #Abu_Dhabi__United_Arab_Emirates's_capital a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
part: #Dubai port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
part: #Yemen__Republic_of_Yemen a republic on the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 when North Yemen and South Yemen merged
part: #Aden chief port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
part: #San'a__Sanaa__Sana the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
part: #Arabian_Desert a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
part: #Bahrain__State_of_Bahrain__Bahrein an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
part: #Manama__capital_of_Bahrain the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island
part: #Bangladesh__People's_Republic_of_Bangladesh__Bangla_Desh__East_Pakistan a Moslem Republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
part: #Dahka__Dacca__capital_of_Bangladesh the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
part: #Chittagong a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
part: #Brahmaputra_River__Brahmaputra an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
part: #Ganges_River__Ganges an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of Hindu India
part: #Bhutan__Kingdom_of_Bhutan a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India
part: #India__Republic_of_India__Bharat a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
part: #Lucknow the British were besieged during the Indian Mutiny (1857)
part: #battle_of_Panipat__Panipat battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761
part: #battle_of_Plassey__Plassey the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that establish British supremacy over India
part: #Assam state in northeastern India
part: #Manipur state in northeastern India
part: #Hindustan northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
part: #Sikkim a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan
part: #Kanara__Canara a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
part: #Punjab a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
part: #Delhi__Old_Delhi a city in north-central India
part: #New_Delhi__Indian_capital__capital_of_India the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi
part: #Calcutta the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
part: #Bombay__Greater_Bombay a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
part: #Agra a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
part: #Hyderabad a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
part: #Chennai__Madras a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
part: #Salem.India__salem a city in southern India
part: #Andhra_Pradesh a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
part: #Bihar a state of northeastern India
part: #Goa a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
part: #Gujarat__Gujerat an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay
part: #Tamil_Nadu__Madras a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
part: #Gujerat__Gujarat a region of western India north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken
part: #Maharashtra a historical area in west-central India
part: #Orissa state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
part: #Nilgiri_Hills hills in southern India
part: #Kashmir__Cashmere an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
part: #Karakoram_Range__Karakoram__Karakorum_Range__Mustagh__Mustagh_Range a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
part: #Gasherbrum a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)
part: #K2'__Godwin_Austen__Mount_Godwin_Austen__Dapsang a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)
part: #Rakaposhi a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high)
part: #Nanga_Parbat a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
part: #Brahmaputra_River__Brahmaputra an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
part: #Ganges_River__Ganges an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of Hindu India
part: #Himalayas__Himalaya_Mountains__the_Himalaya a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
part: #Annapurna__Anapurna a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
part: #Changtzu a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
part: #Dhaulagiri a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
part: #Mount_Everest__Everest__Mt._Everest a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
part: #Gosainthan a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
part: #Kamet a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
part: #Kanchenjunga__Kanchanjanga__Kinchinjunga a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high)
part: #Lhotse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
part: #Makalu a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
part: #Nanda_Devi a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)
part: #Nanga_Parbat a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
part: #Nuptse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
part: #Kamet a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
part: #Nanda_Devi a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)
part: #Pobeda_Peak__Pobedy_Peak a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)
part: #Tien_Shan__Tyan_Shan a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
part: #Nepal__Kingdom_of_Nepal a small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet
part: #Kathmandu__Katmandu__capital_of_Nepal the capital and largest city of Nepal
part: #Annapurna__Anapurna a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
part: #Changtzu a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
part: #Dhaulagiri a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
part: #Mount_Everest__Everest__Mt._Everest a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
part: #Himalayas__Himalaya_Mountains__the_Himalaya a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
part: #Kanchenjunga__Kanchanjanga__Kinchinjunga a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high)
part: #Lhotse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
part: #Makalu a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
part: #Nuptse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
part: #Tibet__Thibet__Xizang__Sitsang an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas
part: #Lhasa__Lassa__capital_of_Tibet__Forbidden_City the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
part: #Changtzu a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
part: #Mount_Everest__Everest__Mt._Everest a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
part: #Gosainthan a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
part: #Himalayas__Himalaya_Mountains__the_Himalaya a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
part: #Kanchenjunga__Kanchanjanga__Kinchinjunga a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high)
part: #Lhotse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
part: #Makalu a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
part: #Nuptse a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
part: #Iran__Islamic_Republic_of_Iran__Persia a theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient Persian Empire and was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
part: #Teheran__Tehran__capital_of_Iran__Iranian_capital the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
part: #Abadan a port city in southwestern Iran
part: #Mashhad__Meshed the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran
part: #Isfahan__Esfahan__Aspadana city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
part: #Shiraz a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
part: #Tabriz an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
part: #Qum a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
part: #Persepolis an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
part: #Demavend an active volcano in northern Iran
part: #Caspian_Sea__Caspian a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
part: #Persia__Persian_Empire an empire in South Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
part: #Iraq__Republic_of_Iraq__Al-Iraq__Irak a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
part: #Baghdad__Bagdad__capital_of_Iraq capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Moslem world"
part: #Basra__Basia an oil port in southern Iraq
part: #Mosul a city in northern Iraq on the River Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
part: #Mesopotamia the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
part: #Babylon the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
part: #Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
part: #Tower_of_Babel__Babel (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
part: #Babylonia an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king)
part: #battle_of_Cunaxa__Cunaxa battle in 401 BC when the Persian King Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
part: #Sumer an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
part: #Ur an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
part: #Assyria an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
part: #Assur__Asur__Ashur an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
part: #Nineveh an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq
part: #Babylonia an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Prophet Daniel became a counselor to the king)
part: #Sumer an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
part: #Assyria an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
part: #Assur__Asur__Ashur an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
part: #Nineveh an ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known a Iraq
part: #Euphrates_River__Euphrates a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
part: #Tigris_River__Tigris an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
part: #Japan__Nippon__Nihon a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
part: #Kammon_Strait_Bridge a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu
part: #Ryukyu_Islands a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
part: #Okinawa the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
part: #Okinawa_campaign__Okinawa a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting US marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans
part: #Naha_City the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
part: #Fuji-san__Fuji__Fujiyama an extinct volcano in south central Honshu; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak
part: #Jordan__Hashemite_Kingdom_of_Jordan an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
part: #Jordan_River__Jordan a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
part: #Amman__capital_of_Jordan the capital and largest city of Jordan
part: #Aqaba__Akaba Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
part: #Jericho a village in Jordan near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as the entered the Promised Land
part: #Zarqa__Az_Zarqa city in northwestern Jordan
part: #Dead_Sea a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level
part: #Kuwait__State_of_Kuwait__Koweit an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum
part: #Kuwait_City__capital_of_Kuwait__Kuwait__Koweit a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait
part: #Korea__Korean_Peninsula__Choson an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson
part: #Chino-Japanese_War ware between China and Japan over control of Korea; China was defeated; 1894-1895
part: #Korean_War a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953
part: #Inchon a battle in the Korean War (1950); US forces landed at Inchon
part: #Yalu_River a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
part: #North_Korea__Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
part: #Yalu_River a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
part: #Pyongyang__capital_of_North_Korea capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved"
part: #Yalu__Yalu_River river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
part: #South_Korea__Republic_of_Korea a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
part: #Inchon a battle in the Korean War (1950); US forces landed at Inchon
part: #Seoul__capital_of_South_Korea the capital and largest city of South Korea; located in northwestern South Korea
part: #Incheon__Inchon__Chemulpo a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
part: #Kwangju city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
part: #Taegu__Tegu a city in southeastern South Korea
part: #Pusan a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
part: #Lebanon__Lebanese_Republic an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
part: #Beirut__capital_of_Lebanon capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
part: #Tarabulus__Tripoli a port in northern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
part: #Saida__Sidon the main city of ancient Phoenicia
part: #Sur__Tyre a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
part: #Malay_Peninsula a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar
part: #Myanmar__Union_of_Burma__Burma a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
part: #West_Malaysia the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula
part: #Thailand__Kingdom_of_Thailand__Siam country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"
part: #Mongolia a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia
part: #Outer_Mongolia__Mongolia__Mongolian_People's_Republic a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
part: #Ulan_Bator__Ulaanbaatar__Urga__Kulun__capital_of_Mongolia the capital and largest city of Mongolia
part: #Gobi_Desert__Gobi a desert in central Asia
part: #Pakistan__Islamic_Republic_of_Pakistan__West_Pakistan a Moslem republic in southern Asia; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
part: #Punjab a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
part: #Kashmir__Cashmere an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
part: #Islamabad__capital_of_Pakistan the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
part: #Karachi the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan
part: #Lahore city in northeast Pakistan
part: #Faisalabad__Lyallpur city in northeast Pakistan
part: #Hindu_Kush_Mountains__Hindu_Kush a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
part: #Indus_River__Indus an Asian river; flows into the Arabian Sea
part: #Tirich_Mir a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)
part: #Parthia an ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD
part: #Armenia__Republic_of_Armenia__Hayastan a republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian Soviet; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
part: #Yerevan__Jerevan__Erivan__capital_of_Armenia capital of Armenia
part: #Aras__Araxes a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
part: #Azerbaijan__Azerbaijani_Republic__Azerbajdzhan__Azerbajdzhan_Republic a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: #Baku__capital_of_Azerbaijan a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
part: #Kazakhstan__Republic_of_Kazakhstan__Kazakstan__Kazakh__Kazak a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian Soviet from 1936 to 1991
part: #Almaty__Alma-Ata the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
part: #Kyrgystan__Kyrgyz_Republic__Kirghizia__Kirgizia__Kirghiz__Kirgiz__Kirghizstan__Kirgizstan a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: #Bishkek__Biskek__Frunze__capital_of_Kyrgystan the capital of Kyrgystan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
part: #Tajikistan__Republic_of_Tajikistan__Tadzhikistan__Tadzhik__Tadjik__Tajik a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: #Dushanbe__Dusanbe__Dyushambe__Stalinabad__capital_of_Tajikistan the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
part: #Turkmenistan__Turkomen__Turkmen__Turkmenia a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian Soviet from 1925 to 1991
part: #Ashkhabad__capital_of_Turkmenistan the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan
part: #Uzbekistan__Republic_of_Uzbekistan__Uzbek a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian Soviet
part: #Tashkent__Taskent__capital_of_Uzbek the capital of Uzbekistan
part: #Samarkand__Samarcand city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
part: #Syria__Syrian_Arab_Republic an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
part: #Damascus__capital_of_Syria an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
part: #Aleppo__Alep a city in northwestern Syria
part: #Euphrates_River__Euphrates a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
part: #Tigris_River__Tigris an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
part: #Ottoman_Empire__Turkish_Empire an empire created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and that lasted until the end of World War I
part: #Kura_River__Kura a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea
15 statements are about #Asia
[wotif#graph2_on_cafe
[a #cafe,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Lemon Grass Asian Cafe",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5449-8833",
#address: "255 Gympie Tce, Noosaville",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.51221e+07,
pm#latitude: -263969,
pm#longitude: 1.53066e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph8_on_cafe
[a #cafe,
pm#cuisine_origin: {#Australia,#Asia},
pm#name: "Boathouse Cafe",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5474-4444",
#address: "142 Gympie Tce, Noosaville",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.5722e+07,
pm#latitude: -263983,
pm#longitude: 1.53061e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph53_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: {#Australia,#Asia},
pm#name: "Spirit House Restaurant",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5446-8994",
#address: "4 Ninderry Rd, Yandina",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.51343e+07,
pm#latitude: -265476,
pm#longitude: 1.52962e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph55_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Chinois On Hastings",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5449-2200",
#address: "18 Hastings St, Noosa Heads",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.51172e+07,
pm#latitude: -263871,
pm#longitude: 1.53092e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph10_on_cafe
[a #cafe,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Lazuli Blue Cafe",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5448-0055",
#address: "9 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Junction",
pm#latitude: about -264003,
pm#longitude: about 1.53063e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph56_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Spice Mix Restaurant",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5444-6777",
#address: "120 Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba",
pm#latitude: about -266905,
pm#longitude: about 1.53114e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph57_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Sunflower Singapore Restaurant",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5479-4688",
#address: "1 Maroochy Waters Shopng Cntr, Maroochydore",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.51324e+07,
pm#latitude: -266475,
pm#longitude: 1.53068e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph11_on_cafe
[a #cafe,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Swell Times Cafe",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5474-8555",
#address: "8 Lanyana Way, Noosa Junction",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.51343e+07,
pm#latitude: -263985,
pm#longitude: 1.53091e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph58_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Wok In Noosa",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5448-0372",
#address: "77 Noosa Drv, Noosa Heads",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.51343e+07,
pm#latitude: -263954,
pm#longitude: 1.5309e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph78_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "The Asian Alternative",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5493-7744",
#address: "9 Warana Shpng Cntr, Warana",
pm#latitude: around -267175,
pm#longitude: around 1.53137e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph1_on_sushi_bar
[a #sushi_bar,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Eu-Sushi",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5471-1069",
#address: "1/95 Eumundi Memorial Drv, Eumundi",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.59275e+07,
pm#latitude: -264757,
pm#longitude: 1.52951e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph152_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Jackie's Laksa House",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5456-1688",
#address: "9/86 Burnett St, Buderim",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.59259e+07,
pm#latitude: -266880,
pm#longitude: 1.53048e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph180_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "The Master Wok",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5449-9935",
#address: "187 Gympie Tce, Noosaville",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.5717e+07,
pm#latitude: -263983,
pm#longitude: 1.5306e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph222_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Rasa Modern Asian Restaurant",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5474-0263",
#address: "255 Gympie Tce, Noosaville",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.51184e+07,
pm#latitude: -263969,
pm#longitude: 1.53066e+06]
](06/05/2024);
[wotif#graph229_on_restaurant
[a pm#restaurant,
pm#cuisine_origin: #Asia,
pm#name: "Sabai Sabai",
pm#phone_No: "(07) 5473-5177",
#address: "46 Duke St, Sunshine Beach",
pm#City_Search_ID: 4.57657e+07,
pm#latitude: -264058,
pm#longitude: 1.5311e+06]
](06/05/2024);
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