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Central Asia A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to Central Asia.
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A
Inland sea nearly destroyed by Soviet irrigation during the 1960s
Aral Sea
B
The most famous fictional Kazakhstani (in the western world)
Borat
C
The Kazakh and Kyrgyz languages are primarily written in this alphabet
Cyrillic
D
The name of this national capital means "Monday"
Dushanbe
E
Uzbekistan has 4 and Tajikistan 2 of these in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan has 1 and
Kyrgyzstan 1 as well in Uzbekistan of this type of enclosed territory
Enclave
F
Persian name for the "Persian language"
Farsi
G
Main culture and official language of the Kingdom of Bactria, that once controlled
vast areas of Central Asia
Greek
H
Mountain range that covers the entire central Afghanistan
Hindu Kush
I
Former full name of Afghanistan: _______ Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic
J
Major "abad" both in Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan
Jalalabad
K
Last name of the Afghan president between 2002–2014
Karzai
L
The "snowy" type of this big cat is the national animal of Afghanistan
Leopard
M
Currency of Turkmenistan
Manat
N
The "new year" that all the Central Asian countries celebrate in March
Nowruz
O
Kyrgyzstan's second largest city whose name is only three letters long
Osh
P
More than half of Afghanistan's population belong to this ethnic group
Pashtuns
Q
Sinicized empire in Central Asia between 1124–1218
(hint: the answer rhymes with the first name of a famous Palin and a Delevingne)
Qara Khitai
R
What are Syr Darya, Amu Darya and Helmand?
Rivers
S
Persian term that referred to the King of Afghanistan (and Iran as well)
Shah
T
This "lame" ruler conquered most of Central Asia, killing 5% of the world's population
Timur
U
Kazakhstan is the world's leading producer of this type of radioactive metal
Uranium
V
Name of the spaceflight that launched Yuri Gagarin into space in 1961 from Kazakhstan
(hint: Russian for east, you can find it in an "easterly" Russian city's name)
Vostok 1
W
The region of Arslanbob in Kyrgyzstan contains the largest forest
of this type of nut-bearing tree
Walnut
X
Chinese region that borders Central Asian countries
Xinjiang
Y
Turkic term for a portable dwelling, it appears on the Kyrgyz flag
Yurt
Z
Iranian religion that once was widely practiced among the people in the region
Zoroastrianism
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