Asian Geography By Letter - A

Can you guess these Asian geographical answers that start with the letter A?
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Capital of Turkey
Ankara
Official language of 11 different Asian countries
Arabic
Capital of Jordan
Amman
Inland sea nearly destroyed by Soviet irrigation
Aral Sea
Country sometimes called "The Graveyard of Empires"
Afghanistan
History's first Christian nation
Armenia
Located in Cambodia, it's the world's largest temple
Angkor Wat
Peninsula on which Turkey is situated
Anatolia
Largest of the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
Island chain of India and Myanmar home to some of the world's last remaining uncontacted people
Andaman Islands
City where Gandhi started his Salt March
Ahmedabad
Turkish volcano where some say Noah's ark landed
Ararat
River which forms the border of Russia and China
Amur River
Turkmenistan's capital
Ashgabat
City where the Taj Mahal can be found
Agra
Current capital of Kazakhstan
Astana
Former capital of Kazakhstan
Almaty
8000 meter Nepalese mountain named for the Hindu goddess of food
Annapurna
Baku is the capital of this country
Azerbaijan
The Golden Temple in this city is the holiest site in the Sikh religion
Amritsar
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45 Comments
+12
Level 74
Sep 3, 2014
Had to google for correct spelling of angkor. Thought it was ankor.
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Level 64
Jul 12, 2017
me too
+9
Level 69
Mar 9, 2021
I had to google the correct spelling of Abkhazia. Google thought I meant Azkaban.
+8
Level 62
Mar 9, 2021
harry potter and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race
+4
Level 69
Mar 10, 2021
what
+1
Level 85
Oct 22, 2014
Please accept "Ashkhabad" as an alternative spelling for Ashgabat.
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Level 36
Oct 24, 2014
please accept *some* logical misspelling, I cycled through ashkabad, ashkabat, asqabat, ashqabat, ashqabad, before finally just looking it up.
+8
Level ∞
Oct 31, 2016
Ashkhabad will work now as well as various misspellings.
+1
Level 64
Jun 10, 2025
I think Gandhi started his Salt March from Dandi culminated in Sabarmati Ashram. It's not Ahmedabad where it started.
+27
Level 73
Oct 8, 2015
Anyone notice the prevalence of the letter 'a' in the answers to this quiz?
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Level 70
Jan 13, 2017
Yes, that is a bit strange.
+9
Level 55
Jun 24, 2017
I think it's because of the -ia suffix.
+12
Level 89
Feb 3, 2020
Seems like quite a few questions about Asia too.
+1
Level 82
Mar 8, 2020
Probably because all answers start with the letter A.
+11
Level 59
Aug 12, 2020
r/whooosh
+4
Level 82
Apr 6, 2021
r/woosh*
+6
Level 32
Oct 24, 2021
r/woooosh**
+1
Level 51
Jun 25, 2017
Could you reword the question, "Largest of the United Arab Emirates" to make it more clear of a clue.
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Level 58
Jun 26, 2017
What's not clear about it?
+13
Level 44
Aug 5, 2017
All of you complaining about spelling.......... You should now it.
+5
Level 87
Oct 13, 2017
Nice!
+2
Level 82
Apr 6, 2021
know
+3
Level 61
Nov 25, 2022
ironic
+6
Level 82
Apr 13, 2019
I'm not complaining about anything. It's a good quiz.
+4
Level 84
Mar 9, 2021
Can the former name of Kazakhstan's former capital be accepted?
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Level 73
Mar 9, 2021
Cute
+2
Level 62
Mar 9, 2021
One question says 'Largest of the United Arab Emirates'. It does not say what largest thing they are asking for. Specific largest city, as the answer was Abu Dhabi.
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Level 81
Mar 9, 2021
The United Arab Emirates is made up of seven Emirates, so it is asking for the largest one (i.e. the largest emirate).
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Level 87
Mar 9, 2021
It's like how the United States is a collection of states. "Largest of the United States" would be Alaska.
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Level 85
May 31, 2022
For the peninsula with oil and gas I got stuck thinking Alaska and couldn't get off it.
+9
Level 70
Oct 3, 2022
Outdated since Astana is the current name
+7
Level 66
Jan 1, 2023
Kazakh capitol changed again.
+1
Level 86
Sep 22, 2024
*capital
+3
Level 69
Jan 28, 2023
Aaaah, Almaty, as in the stock photo company
+2
Level 69
Jan 28, 2023
Aaah, it's alamy
+1
Level 75
Dec 22, 2024
Whats with the screaming
+7
Level 72
Feb 23, 2023
Kazakhstan changed their capital name back to Astana, it's no longer the "former name".
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Level 64
Nov 15, 2023
It's spelled "Ammon"
+13
Level ∞
Nov 15, 2023
Amma pretty sure it's not.
+3
Level 68
Sep 22, 2024
This is one of your best comebacks yet
+1
Level 87
May 19, 2024
20/20!
+4
Level 60
Sep 23, 2024
Calling Mount Ararat Turkish may upset some people lol
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Level 72
Sep 26, 2024
I know it's close to the border but it's still within Turkish territory, I don't think anyone else is claiming it in that aspect.
+1
Level 52
Dec 9, 2024
Thanks for your quizzes
+1
Level 64
Jun 10, 2025
I think Gandhi started his Salt March from Dandi culminated in Sabarmati Ashram. It's not Ahmedabad where it started.