Asia Physical Overview
Asia includes all geographic zones from the perpetual ice and tundra in the north to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia at the equator. The distinctive high mountain ranges of Central Asia and the exposure to the coasts cause an intensive overprinting of the zonal structure and contribute to the development of very contrasting landscapes. For example, the extensive dry areas and highlands in the interior of the continent are particularly striking.
WEST AND SOUTH ASIA
A broad belt of high, geologically young mountain ranges runs through the map. In Western and Western Asia, the Caucasus and Taurus separate the Eastern European lowlands from the Mesopotamia and the desert-like Arabian Peninsula. In the highlands of Iran the mountain belt experiences a widening, the interior of which forms deserts, north of Elburs and Kopetdag lie the wide plains of Central Asia. The Himalaya marks the border between the highlands of Tibet and the Indian subcontinent, which is further subdivided into the river plains, the highlands of the Dekkan and the mountain ranges of the Ghats. The Kunlun Shan leads north of the highlands of Tibet to the landscapes of the geologically older mountains, highlands and basins of Central Asia. For more information about the continent of Asia, please check ethnicityology.com.
Oman achieved its independence in the year 1970. It marked the end of a lengthy struggle between the Sultanate of Muscat, which was led by Sultan Said bin Taimur, and Britain, which had been ruling Oman since the 1800s. The process of independence began in 1958 when Said bin Taimur declared that Oman would become […]
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The main attraction of Busan is the magnificent temple complex of Pomosa (“Temple of the Paradise Fish”). Founded in the 7th century, the temple was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt, but managed to preserve the original old atmosphere. Here it is worth seeing the three-tiered stone pagoda, the main temple with the Donjon ceremonial hall, the […]
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KOMODO Among the many thousands of islands on which one of the largest republics of Southeast Asia – Indonesia is located, there is a small island of Komodo, located east of the island of Java. Now its name is known to all geographers and zoogeographers of the globe, since the rarest and most mysterious animals […]
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Jounieh (Lebanon) On the shores of Jounieh Bay, 20 km north of Beirut, there is a resort area of the same name. Sandy beaches with numerous hotels stretch along the coast of the bay, surrounded from the east by the high mountains of Lebanon. During the summer, Jounieh becomes the premier beach destination in the […]
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In the northern part of the Pskov region in the Plyussky district there is a memorial museum-reserve of N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. It includes two estates – Lubensk and Vechasha. Here Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the operas The Golden Cockerel, The Night Before Christmas, Sadko, The Tsar’s Bride, The Tale of Tsar Saltan and The Tale of the Invisible […]
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According to securitypology, the people who with the passage of time formed the Georgian people, had settled in the western Transcaucasian region in very remote times (7th century BC) The geographical situation of the country contributed greatly to their civil and political development. The typical peculiarities of the country led to the formation of two […]
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According to rctoysadvice, January 2001 registered the failure of new negotiations, which took place in Taba (Egypt). In the course of 2000 and 2001 the living conditions of the population of the Territories worsened even more, particularly in the refugee camps (isolation of inhabited areas, restrictions on circulation, revocation of work permits, closure of schools […]
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Japan is the highest service in hotels, regardless of the level of “stardom”, these are restaurants and bars with the freshest dishes of national cuisine, this is a sea of bentertainments (from relaxing lying on a deck chair to sumo lessons and fencing using kendo bamboo sabers), this great shopping, these are affordable prices for […]
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Jerusalem Any way to Jerusalem passes in the footsteps of pilgrims. The capital of King David is a sacred place for the three monotheistic religions of the world. Today in Jerusalem, a rich historical heritage is intertwined with the dynamic pace of the capital of Israel. Religion The religious character of Jerusalem is determined not only […]
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Do you love ancient monuments, temples, excursions to the preserved elements of ancient civilizations, untouched wildlife and acquaintance with new authentic cultures, rich in peculiar rituals and traditions? Then tours to Laos are perfect for you! And if you choose this amazing and original country for your trip, then we definitely recommend that you familiarize […]
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Take a beautiful study trip through the Republic of Korea, widely known as South Korea, which is located in East Asia on the southern part of the Korean peninsula! Explore the culture of this Asian country, which is mainly characterized by Buddhist and Confucian traditions, as well as its capital Seoul, which is also the […]
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In the 1980s, the Tamils, living in the northern part of the island, rebelled against the government, demanding the establishment of a separatist state in the Jaffna region. The revolt supported by the terrorist offensives of the Tigers group for the liberation of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) resulted in a real civil war that saw political […]
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Culture The Pakistani art took by the location at the intersection of Indian subcontinent, on Near East and Central Asia Indian, Persian, Afghan-Pashtun and Arab influences. The urban Indus culture with Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro already existed in the 3rd millennium BC. It followed from the 1st century AD. the Buddhist Gandhara art with Greek style […]
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Agra: special features, festivals, events City peculiarities Taj Mahal According to ehistorylib, Agra was once the capital of the Mughal Empire (1526 – 1648) and still reveals many monuments from this time that were created because the earlier Mughal rulers tried to outdo each other in building gigantic structures. Good examples of this past include […]
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When the victorious powers at the end of World War II decided to strengthen international economic cooperation, it was against the background of the perception that the difficult economic crisis of the interwar period was a strong contributing factor to the war. They believed that the Great Depression of the 1930’s had been exacerbated by […]
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The emergence The World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed in 1995, but plans for an international trade organization already existed when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank were formed in 1944. A decision was made in 1948 to establish the International Trade Organization (ITO) as a specialist body within the UN. However, […]
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The 10 best travel destinations in Thailand are not easy to find even for Thailand experts, because this country has many attractions. Nevertheless, some places should definitely be visited. Bangkok – Wat Po temple complex There is no way around Bangkok on a trip to Thailand. And it doesn’t have to, because the Thai capital […]
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Regional integration Cambodia was de facto not a member of the international community for a long time, as it was even represented by the Khmer Rouge and the rest of the government in exile at the United Nations until the early 1990’s. In 1999 the kingdom was admitted to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
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Join a tour that takes you to the main sights of Thailand and Cambodia. The trip is in the spirit of culture and provides a good insight into modern Southeast Asia and the richness of variety that characterizes the region. During the trip, you will learn more about the ancient Siamese kingdoms and the Khmer […]
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Since the latter half of the 1940s, the Korean Peninsula has consisted of two separate states. The two Korean states, which once constituted the same Korean nation, have developed in diametrically different directions. South Korea has developed into a democracy with a market economy, while North Korea has remained a one-party state based on a […]
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You can travel to Krabi both on your own and for a package tour organized by a travel agency. You can also connect other destinations to your own trip, but you can also combine Bangkok, for example, with some package tours. There are direct flights from Helsinki to Krabi, and a trip to Krabi from […]
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Yearbook 2005 Yemen. In and around the city of Sada in the northwest of the country, riots erupted in March and April as security forces clashed with supporters of government hostile spiritual leader Husayn Badr ad-Din al-Huthi who had been killed in fighting in 2004. Huthi’s organization Faithful Youth (Shabab al-Mumin) and an unknown number […]
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Yearbook 2005 Vietnam. According to countryaah, Hanoi is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Vietnam. Vietnam was the country most affected by the dreaded and well-known bird flu during the year. In October, 41 people in Vietnam had died of the disease and 91 cases had been documented since […]
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Yearbook 2005 Uzbekistan. In February, a trial was initiated in the city of Andizjan in the Fergana Valley against a group of entrepreneurs arrested the year before. membership in extremist Islamic organizations. According to countryaah, Tashkent is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Uzbekistan. The detainees denied the accusations […]
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Yearbook 2005 United Arab Emirates. Following pressure from the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, United Arab Emirates President Khalifa ibn Zayid Al Nahyan issued a decree in July that stated that no children under the age of 18 would be allowed to work as camel jockeys in the country. In an agreement with UNICEF, the United […]
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Yearbook 2005 Turkmenistan. At the New Year, Turkmenistan signed a new agreement with Ukraine on gas deliveries, which meant significantly increased revenue for Turkmenistan. The deal came after a price dispute that threatened Ukraine’s economy since Turkmenistan closed in mid-winter by deliveries to the heavily gas-dependent country. Turkmenistan is the world’s second largest gas producer. […]
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Yearbook 2005 Turkey. After 40 years of efforts, Turkey began membership negotiations with the EU on 3 October. During the fierce discussions that led to the last of the EU Council of Ministers in Luxembourg, Austria objected to Turkey being offered full membership. Only when the EU gave Austria’s protectionist Croatia green light to start […]
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Yearbook 2005 Thailand. According to countryaah, Bangkok is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Thailand. The parliamentary elections in January became a triumph for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose party Thai straight Thai (‘Thais love Thais’) got just over 60% of the vote and 375 of the National Assembly’s […]
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Yearbook 2005 Tajikistan. Ahead of the February parliamentary elections, the opposition found it difficult to register candidates, and its election campaign was thwarted by the ruling party, which in turn gained considerable space in the media. According to countryaah, Dushanbe is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Tajikistan. Several […]
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Yearbook 2005 Taiwan. As a result of the December 2004 parliamentary elections, when the opposition party Nationalist Party (Guomindang, GMD) won the most seats, Taiwan got a new government in January. President Chen Shuibian appointed Frank Hsieh from his own Independent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as prime minister. Hsieh formed a DPP-led government, but the […]
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Yearbook 2005 Syria. According to countryaah, Damascus is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Syria. Syria found itself increasingly isolated during the year. When Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri was assassinated in Beirut on February 14, the Lebanese opposition was quick to point out Syria and Lebanon’s pro-Syrian […]
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Yearbook 2005 Sri Lanka. After the tsunami in December 2004, when more than 30,000 Sri Lankan deaths perished, there was hope that the disaster would give new impetus to the peace process between Sinhalese and Tamils, but the hopes quickly died down. According to countryaah, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the capital and one of the […]
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Yearbook 2005 South Korea. For the first time in ten months, South Korea and North Korea held bilateral talks in May with the only tangible result of South Korea donating 200,000 tonnes of fertilizer to the North Koreans. At a later meeting, at ministerial level, Seoul promised food and energy assistance to the north. In […]
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Yearbook 2005 Singapore. A dispute with Malaysia about land reclamation in the strait between the countries got its solution at the beginning of the year. The Hamburg court that Malaysia turned to in 2003 ruled that Singapore had the right to dry land in the strait, but that the countries had to settle for good […]
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Yearbook 2005 Saudi Arabia. According to countryaah, Riyadh is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Saudi Arabia. King Fahd died on August 1 and was immediately succeeded by his half-brother, 82-year-old Crown Prince Abdullah, who in effect ruled the country since King Fahd suffered a brain haemorrhage in 1995. […]
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Yearbook 2005 Qatar. According to countryaah, Doha is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Qatar. A British director was killed in a suicide attack on a theater in the capital Doha on March 19, on the two-year anniversary of the British-American invasion of Iraq. The suicide attack was carried […]
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Yearbook 2005 According to countryaah, Manila is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Philippines. Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia. The unrest in the southern part of the country continued during the year. In January, clashes broke out between government forces and hundreds of rebels from a […]
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Yearbook 2005 Pakistan. In the Baluchistan province, separatist guerrillas at the beginning of the year went on repeated attacks against military and police posts and gas fields. After a clash in March, when some 60 people were reported to have been killed, a 300-member semi-military police force was besieged for nearly a month by Baluchian […]
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Yearbook 2005 Oman. According to countryaah, Muscat is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Oman. The country’s leader, Sultan Qabus ibn Said, in June pardoned 31 people who were sentenced in May to up to 20 years in prison for planning an Islamist coup attempt. The 31 were among […]
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Yearbook 2005 North Korea. According to countryaah, Pyongyang is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of North Korea. North Korea’s tense relations to the outside world continued this year to dominate the picture. In January, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice characterized the country as one of the “outposts of […]
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