Every 1,000,000+ Central and North Asian City on a Map

Can you name every central and northern Asian city that has a population of over 1,000,000 with the help of a map?
Population data from citypopulation.de, urban agglomeration population
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Population
City
4,075,000
Tashkent
2,800,000
Almaty
1,830,000
Novosibirsk
1,820,000
Yekaterinburg
Population
City
1,670,000
Astana
1,570,000
Bishkek
1,430,000
Chelyabinsk
1,420,000
Shymkent
Population
City
1,400,000
Namangan
1,290,000
Dushanbe
1,280,000
Krasnoyarsk
Population
City
1,230,000
Samarkand
1,180,000
Ashgabat
1,130,000
Omsk
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6 Comments
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Level 59
Jul 28, 2021
Would you put a definition of North Asia in the caveats?

It looks more like central Asia with a little bit of Southwestern Russia excluding the northeastern part of Kazakhstan

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Level 75
Jul 28, 2021
Kazakhstan is part of Central Asia, while the Asian part of Russia is North Asia. Kazakhstan and Russia are part of both Europe and Asia, which is conventionally divided by the Urals.
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Level 76
Mar 31, 2022
Where is Samarqand?
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Level 70
Jan 21, 2023
needs an update. Astana is now Astana again
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Level 72
Aug 17, 2024
Can you please accept Novosbirsk?
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Level 63
Apr 2, 2025
what about Osh