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Word Chain - Central Asia

Guess these words related to Central Asia. The last letter of each word is the same as the first letter of the next word.
All the answers are a single word
Afghanistan and Mongolia are not included in Central Asia as per wikipedia
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Last updated: June 22, 2025
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Most Populous City in Kazakhstan
Almaty
Portable, round tent used as a dwelling by nomadic groups
Yurt
Uzbek Capital; Largest City in Central Asia
Tashkent
Larger Ethnic Group comprising of Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Turkmen people
Turkic
Turkmenistan has a national holiday to celebrate this hand-woven product
Carpets
Grassland Region dominating most of Central Asia
Steppe
Large Deer species found across the region
Elk
Desert that covers most of Turkmenistan
Karakum
Lengthy and traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people
Manas
Historic Silk Road city in Uzbekistan which was once the capital of Timur's empire
Samarkand
Traditional two-stringed lute which is a symbol of Kazakh music
Dombra
Big Central Asian sea(lake) that has drastically shrunk due to Soviet-era irrigation projects
Aral
Issyk-Kul, Balkhash, Karakul etc.
Lakes
Southern Kazakh city is known for its vibrant bazaars
Shymkent
The only Central Asian Language which is of Persian Origin
Tajik
Autonomous Republic in Uzbekistan whose territory covers the classical land of Khwarazm
Karakalpakstan
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Large Uzbek City in the Fergana Valley
Namangan
Central Asian poet and statesman considered the founder of Chagatai (Old Uzbek) literature
Navoiy
Courier and postal system established by Genghis Khan to facilitate communication across the Mongol Empire
Yam
Highest town in Tajikistan / A river in Turkmenistan
Murghab
Fictional Kazakh journalist portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen
Borat
2005 political uprising(revolution) in Kyrgyzstan that led to the ousting of President Askar Akayev
Tulip
High-altitude mountain region, often called the "Roof of the World"
Pamir
Kazakhstani tennis player who won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 2022
Rybakina
Mountain Range where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan converge
Altai
River which rises from the above; chief tributary of Ob and the longest tributary in the world
Irtysh
Empire, originating from the Central Asian steppes, which was led by Attila
Hunnic
Crop, heavily promoted during the Soviet era, which became a dominant agricultural product in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Cotton
Turkmen leader, known as Turkmenbashi, who ruled post-Soviet Turkmenistan with a strong cult of personality
Niyazov
Tajik river, site of the Nurek Dam and a major tributary of the Amu Darya
Vakhsh
Term used for nomadic political and military groupings in the Mongol Empire, such as the Golden and White ones
Horde
Supercontinent encompassing Europe and Asia, with Central Asia at its core
Eurasia
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