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Asia (/ˈeɪʒə/ ^ⓘAY-zhə,UK also/ˈeɪʃə/AY-shə) is the largestcontinent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of thehuman population, was the site of many of thefirst civilisations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population.

Asia shares thelandmass ofEurasia withEurope, and ofAfro-Eurasia with both Europe andAfrica. In general terms, it is bounded on the east by thePacific Ocean, on the south by theIndian Ocean, and on the north by theArctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is ahistorical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of theSuez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east of theTurkish straits, theUral Mountains andUral River, and to the south of theCaucasus Mountains and theCaspian andBlack seas, separating it from Europe.

Since the concept of Asia derives from the term for the eastern region from a European perspective, Asia is the remaining vast area of Eurasia minus Europe. Therefore, Asia is a region where various independent cultures coexist rather than sharing a single culture, and its boundary with Europe is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception inclassical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflectsEast–West cultural differences, some of which vary on a spectrum. (Full article...)

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Tripura (/ˈtrɪpʊrə,-ərə/) is astate in northeasternIndia. Thethird-smallest state in the country, it covers 10,491 km² (4,051 sq mi); and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 3.67 million. It is bordered byAssam andMizoram to the east, and byBangladesh to the north, south and west. Tripura is divided into8 districts and 23 sub-divisions, whereAgartala is the capital and the largest city in the state. Tripura has 19 different tribal communities with a majorityBengali population.Bengali,Kokborok, andEnglish are the state's official languages.

The area of modern Tripura — ruled for several centuries by theManikya Dynasty — was part of theTripuri Kingdom (also known as Hill Tippera). It became aprincely state under theBritish Raj during its tenure, and acceded to independent India in 1947. It merged with India in 1949 and was designated as a 'Part C State' (union territory). It became a full-fledgedstate of India in 1972. (Full article...)

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Kyrgyzstan, officially theKyrgyz Republic, is alandlocked country inCentral Asia, lying in the Tian Shan andPamir mountain ranges. It is bordered byKazakhstan to thenorth,Uzbekistan to thewest,Tajikistan to thesouth, andChina to theeast and southeast.Bishkek is the capital andlargest city. EthnicKyrgyz make up the majority of the country's over 7 million people, followed by significant minorities ofUzbeks andRussians.

Kyrgyzstan's history spans a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain, Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of theSilk Road along with other commercial routes. Inhabited by a succession of tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically fallen under larger domination, for example theTurkic nomads, who trace their ancestry to many Turkic states. It was first established as theYenisei Kyrgyz Khanate. Later, in the 13th century, Kyrgyzstan was conquered by theMongol Empire and under severalMongol dynasties; it regained independence, but was later invaded by theDzungar Khanate. After thefall of Dzhungars, Kyrgyz and Kipchaks were an integral part ofKokand Khanate. (Full article...)

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Alexander II Theos Epiphanes Nikephoros (Ancient Greek:Ἀλέξανδρος Θεὸς Ἐπιφανὴς ΝικηφόροςAléxandros Theòs Epiphanḕs Nikēphóros, surnamedZabinas;c. 150 BC – 123 BC) was a Hellenistic Seleucid monarch who reigned as theKing of Syria between 128 BC and 123 BC. His true parentage is debated; depending on which ancient historian, he either claimed to be a son ofAlexander I or an adopted son ofAntiochus VII. Most ancient historians and the modern academic consensus maintain that Alexander II's claim to be a Seleucid was false. His surname "Zabinas" (Ζαβίνας) is aSemitic name that is usually translated as "the bought one". It is possible, however, that Alexander II was a natural son of Alexander I, as the surname can also mean "bought from the god". The iconography of Alexander II's coinage indicates he based his claims to the throne on his descent fromAntiochus IV, the father of Alexander I.

Alexander II's rise is connected to the dynastic feuds of the Seleucid Empire. Both King Seleucus IV (d. 175 BC) and his brother Antiochus IV (d. 164 BC) had descendants contending for the throne, leading the country to experience many civil wars. The situation was complicated byPtolemaic Egyptian interference, which was facilitated by the dynastic marriages between the two royal houses. In 128 BC, KingDemetrius II of Syria, the representative of Seleucus IV's line, invaded Egypt to help his mother-in-lawCleopatra II who was engaged in a civil war against her brother and husband KingPtolemy VIII. Angered by the Syrian invasion, the Egyptian king instigated revolts in the cities of Syria against Demetrius II and chose Alexander II, a supposed representative of Antiochus IV's line, as ananti-king. With Egyptian troops, Alexander II captured the Syrian capitalAntioch in 128 BC and warred against Demetrius II, defeating him decisively in 125 BC. The beaten king escaped to his wifeCleopatra Thea in the city ofPtolemais, but she expelled him. He was killed while trying to find refuge in the city ofTyre. (Full article...)

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Image 1Political map of Asia in 1860 (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 2Eunpyeong Hanok Village inSeoul, South Korea (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 3Map of Asia for early 20th century (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 4Hinduism expansion in Asia, from its heartland in Indian Subcontinent, to the rest of Asia, especially Southeast Asia, started circa 1st century marked with the establishment of earlyHindu settlements and polities in Southeast Asia. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 5Somehenges atGöbekli Tepe inTurkey were erected as far back as9600 BC, predating those ofStonehenge, by over seven millennia. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 6Borobudur, a Buddhist temple in Indonesia (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 7Daian-ji temple at Nara, Japan (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 8Sun temple at Konarka, Odisha, India (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 9TheSyriac Orthodox Saint Ahoadamah Church was a 7th-century church building in the city ofTikrit, one of the oldest in the world until its destruction by theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant on 25 September 2014. (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 10TheTaipei 101 skyscraper inTaipei, Taiwan, which was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2010 (fromAsian Century)
Image 11The Great Wave off Kanagawa,c. 1830 by Hokusai, an example of art flourishing in the Edo Period (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 12India's middle-class population of 300 million is growing at an annual rate of 5%. Shown here is the skyline inSouth Mumbai. (fromAsian Century)
Image 13Sculpture ofPrince Shōtoku (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 14Map of Asia (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 15TheHan dynasty and main polities in Asia c. 200 BC (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 16Population concentration and boundaries of theWestern Zhou dynasty in China (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 17Deoksugung, the palace where Emperor Gojong establishedKorean Empire. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 18TheQing conquest of the Ming and expansion of the empire (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 19A view of theFort St George in 18th-centuryMadras. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 20TheSilk Road in Asia (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 21The Taj Mahal, Agra, India (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 22Detail of Chinesesilk from the 4th century BCE. The characteristic trade of silk through theSilk Road connected various regions from China, India, Central Asia, and the Middle East to Europe and Africa. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 23Map ofVietnam showing the conquest of the south (theNam tiến, 1069–1757). (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 24Battle of Talas between Tang dynasty andAbbasid Caliphate c. 751 (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 25TraditionalRajasthani garments fromJaipur,Rajasthan (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 26Balhae in the north,Later Silla in the south (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 27TheMughal ambassador Khan’Alam in 1618 negotiating withShah Abbas the Great ofIran. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 28Gojong (1852–1919), the 26th king ofJoseon dynasty and the first emperor ofKorean Empire. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 29British troops takingZhenjiang from Qing troops (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 30Chicken tikka, a well-known dish across the globe, reflects the South Asian cooking style. (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 31Philippine cuisine (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 32Ancient ziggurat, Iraq (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 33Gyeonghoeru ofGyeongbokgung, theJoseon dynasty's royal palace. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 34Badshahi Mosque built under theMughal emperor Aurangzeb inLahore, Pakistan (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 35The Russian Znamensky Cathedral inTyumen built in 1768 (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 36Projected shares of global GDP by region to 2050 (fromAsian Century)
Image 37Đại Việt,Champa,Angkor Empire and their neighbours, late 13th century (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 38Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine inJerusalem. (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 39Language families in South Asia (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 40Kabsa also called Majboos, famous inSaudi Arabia,Kuwait,Qatar,Oman,Bahrain, andUnited Arab Emirates (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 41TheDelhi Sultanate. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 42Tang dynasty Chinese poet Li Bai, in a 13th-century depiction byLiang Kai (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 43Map of Marco Polo's travels (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 44Political cartoon depicting the AfghanEmir Sher Ali with the rival "friends" theRussian Bear and British Lion (1878) (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 45Korean peninsula in 476 AD. There are three kingdoms and Gaya Union in the picture. This picture shows the heyday ofGoguryeo (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 46theGoryeo ware, which shows splendid culture ofGoryeo in mediaeval Korea. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 47Invasions, destruction and possible population movements during theLate Bronze Age collapse, beginningc. 1200 BC (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 48The Qing Empire in 1832. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 49Indonesian Balinese cuisine (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 50TheSong dynasty and main polities in Asia c. 1200 (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 51The global contribution to world's GDP by major economies from 1 AD to 2003 AD according to Angus Maddison's estimates. Before 18th century, China and India were the two largest economies by GDP output. (fromAsian Century)
Image 52Here a Jesuit, Adam Schall von Bell (1592–1666), is dressed as an official of the Chinese Department of Astronomy. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 53Byzantine and Sassanian Empires in 600 AD (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 54TheGreat Wall of China atJinshanling (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 55The third Inter-Korean Summit, which was held in 2018, between South Korean presidentMoon Jae-in and North Korean supreme leaderKim Jong Un. It was a historical event that symbolized the peace of Asia. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 56Angkor Wat,Khmer Empire (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 57The Hindu-Buddhist temple ofAngkor Wat. (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 58Robert Clive andMir Jafar after theBattle of Plassey, 1757 by Francis Hayman (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 59Church of the Holy Sepulchre inJeruslam (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 60Detail of theDragon Throne used by theQianlong Emperor of China,Forbidden City,Qing dynasty. Artifact circulating in U.S. museums on loan from Beijing (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 61Theearly Muslim conquests, 622–750 (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 62East Asian cultural sphere (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 63A typical example ofDravidian architecture (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 64TheGrand Mosque inKuwait City, one of the largest mosques in the region (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 65TheFirst Persian Empire at its greatest extent, c. 500 BC (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 66A stone image of theBuddha (fromCulture of Asia)
Image 67Daily life of people from theSong period at the capital, Bianjing, today'sKaifeng (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 68Machiya in Heian period (fromHistory of Asia)
Image 69A Confucian ritual ceremony inJeju, South Korea (fromCulture of Asia)

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Petronas Towers

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ThePetronas Towers, also known as thePetronas Twin Towers aretwin skyscrapers. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)'s official definition and ranking, they were thetallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world. The buildings are a landmark ofKuala Lumpur, along with nearbyKuala Lumpur Tower.

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... that the first silver dollars of theRepublic of China werecrudely designed mementos?
... that manyJehovah's Witnesses in Singapore have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military?
... that Indonesian mysticMbah Suro reportedly consumed only coffee and cigarettes for two years?
... thatChina has sanctioned more than 100 foreign individuals and entities with asset freezes and other restrictions?
... that the song "100 Great People Who Made Korea Shine" mentionsYi Wanyong, who is known as a traitor for signing theJapan–Korea Annexation Treaty?
... that a popular vote declaredsobá, an adaption ofOkinawa soba introduced byJapanese immigrants, to be the most representative dish of the Brazilian city ofCampo Grande?
... that theEmpire of Japan turned a Korean royal cemetery at what is nowHyochang Park into a golf course?
... thata Twitter account became a major source on what was happening during the2022 COVID-19 protests in China?
... thatQin Huasun criticized Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations as a "brazen attempt [...] at splitting a sovereign state"?
... that an artwork in Singapore'sOutram Park MRT station represents the state of mind of commuters through 69 engravings of surreal human forms?

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24 November 2025 –Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: AJamaat-ul-Ahrar suicide bomber blows himself up outside theFederal Constabulary headquarters inPeshawar,Pakistan, killing three people and wounding two others. Two more armed attackers attempt to enter the camp andopen fire, wounding nine other people, before being killed in ashootout.(Dawn)
24 November 2025 –: Six people are killed and more than 30 are injured after two private buses collided head-on inTamil Nadu,India.(The Independent)
23 November 2025 –Israel–Hezbollah conflict: November 2025 Israeli attack in Beirut; Israel carries out anairstrike on a building inBeirut,Lebanon, killing fiveHezbollah militants and injuring 28 others. Hezbollah military chiefHaytham Ali Tabatabai is confirmed among the fatalities.(Al Jazeera)
23 November 2025 –2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites: Sectarian violence erupts in theHoms area ofSyria, targeting theAlawite population.(SOHR)(The Independent)(The National)
23 November 2025 –International Paderewski Piano Competition: South Korean pianist Roh Hyunjin wins the 13th International Piano Competition held at thePomeranian Philharmonic inBydgoszcz,Kuyavian–Pomeranian,Poland.(Portal Kujawski)

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150pxA panoramic view of the Hong Kong skyline just after sunset

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The nightskyline ofHong Kong,Victoria Harbour andKowloon, as seen fromVictoria Peak, the tallest mountain onHong Kong Island. Hong Kong is located onChina's south coast on thePearl River Delta, and bordersGuangdong province in the north and faces theSouth China Sea in the east, west and south. It has a population of 6.9 million people, and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

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