Cities in Asia
Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan
Irkeshtam is a village east of the Alay Valley in southern Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is one of the two main border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang... more
Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
Naryn (Kyrgyz: Нарын) is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 (2009 Census). It is ... more
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Osh is a city in the Ferghana Valley of Kyrgyzstan.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dushanbe (Tajik: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means "Monday" in the Tajik language,[2] and the name reflects the fact that ... more
Murghob, Tajikistan
Murghab (Tajik Мурғоб; Russian Мургаб, from the Persian word مرغاب meaning "river of the birds") is the capital of Murghob District in the Pamir Mountains of ... more
Gissar, Tajikistan
Hisor (Tajik: Ҳисор; also Hissar or Gissar from Russian: Гиссар) is a city in western Tajikistan, about 15 km west of Dushanbe. It is the capital of Hisor ... more
Khorugh, Tajikistan
WARNING: In July 2012, violence erupted in the autonomous Gorno-Badakhshan region when the government sent troops to round up local opposition strongman & drug ... more
Khujand, Tajikistan
Khujand (Tajik: Хуҷанд, خجند, Uzbek: Хўжанд, Xo'jand Russian: Худжанд Khudzhand), formerly Khodjend or Khodzhent until 1936 and Leninabad (Leninobod, Ленинобод... more
Panjakent, Tajikistan
Panjakent (Tajik: Панҷакент; Persian: پنجکنت; Russian: Пенджикент), also spelled Panjikent, Panjekent, Panjikant or Penjikent, is a city in the Sughd province ... more
Kabul, Afghanistan
WARNING: Travelling in Afghanistan is extremely dangerous and is strongly discouraged. The current Afghan government has little control over large parts of the ... more
Towr Kham, Afghanistan
Towr Kham is a border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan right on the Durand Line border. It connects Nangarhar province of Afghanistan with Khyber ... more
Bagram, Afghanistan
Bagram (بگرام Bagrám), founded as Alexandria on the Caucasus and known in medieval times as Kapisa, is a small town and seat in Bagram District in Parwan ... more
Mazar, Afghanistan
Mazar-i-Sharif or Mazar-e Sharif (Persian/Pashto: مزارِ شریف, ˌmæˈzɒːr ˌi ʃæˈriːf) is the fourth-largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 375,000... more
Taloqan, Afghanistan
Tāloqān (Persian: تالقان, also transcribed Tāleqān or Tāluqān) is the capital of Takhar Province, in northern Afghanistan. It is located in the Taluqan ... more
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Jalalabad (Pashto/Persian: جلال آباد Jalālābād), formerly called Adina Pour (Pushto:آدينه پور) as documented by the 7th century Hsüan-tsang, is a city in ... more
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Kandahar or Qandahar (Pashto: کندهار Kandahār, Persian: قندهار Qandahār. Sanskrit: गंधार Gandhar), known in older literature as Candahar, is the second ... more
Herat, Afghanistan
Herāt (/hɛˈrɑːt/;[2] Pashto / Persian: هرات) is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of... more
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Bamyan (Persian: بامیان Bāmyān), also spelled Bamiyan[1] and Bamian,[2] is the capital of Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan. With an altitude of about 2,... more
, Kazakhstan
Charyn Canyon, , its dramatic 300-meter-tall sandstone formations span 154 km along the Charyn River. It is a popular, accessible day trip from the city. [1, 2...
Saty, Kazakhstan
Morning in Saty arrives softly, haze curling above red-tiled roofs as the sun warms the velvety slopes of the Kungey Alatau. Fresh mountain air slips through ... more