Which City in Central Asia?

Can you name these Central Asian cities based on a clue and their starting letter?
Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: January 12, 2020
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City
Was hit by an earthquake in 1966
T
Tashkent
Renamed in honor of their president
N
Nur-Sultan
Capital of the Timurid Empire
S
Samarkand
City that replaced the above in 1405
H
Herat
Capital of Kyrgyzstan
B
Bishkek
Major Afghan city founded by Alexander the Great in 330 BC
K
Kandahar
Most populous city of Kazakhstan
A
Almaty
In Persian it means Monday
D
Dushanbe
City with the same name as the first Uzbek state that existed
B
Bukhara
Literally means the City of Love
A
Ashgabat
One of the highest capitals in the world
K
Kabul
First major city you will reach if you drive 150 km eastward from above
J
Jalalabad
Major Kazakh city near Uzbekistan
S
Shymkent
Contains the name of a language plus a Persian word for city
T
Türkmenabat
Largest Turkmen city by the Caspian Sea
T
Türkmenbaşy
Home to the destroyed Buddha Statues
B
Bamyan
Three-letter city of Kyrgyzstan
O
Osh
Third biggest city of Uzbekistan
N
Namangan
Afghan city which Rumi was born in
B
Balkh
Tajiki city sometimes known as Leninabad
K
Khujand
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Level 69
Apr 25, 2024
Nice quiz! Since Nur-Sultan is now called Astana again, that question is out of date now though.