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Isfara
Isfara (Исфара, Esfara) is a city in Sughd Region, northern Tajikistan, in the Fergana Valley 107 km east of Khujand on the Isfara river; known for fruit growing, coal mining, and border conflicts with Kyrgyzstan.
Istaravshan
Istaravshan (Истаравшан, formerly Uroteppa/Ura-Tyube) is an ancient city in Tajikistan's Sughd Region, 78 km from Khujand, over 2,500 years old, known for Mug-Teppa citadel, Kok-Gumbaz, Hazrati-Shokh, Silk Road craft traditions, and a 2025-discovered ancient aqueduct.
Jizzax
Jizzax (Жиззах, Jizzakh) is a city in central Uzbekistan, capital of Jizzakh Region, on the Sangzar river between Tashkent and Samarkand; population about 188,000, ancient Ustrushana caravan city, regional industrial and transport hub.
Kabul (کابل)
Kabul (کابل), capital of Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush valley on the Kabul River. Grew from 500,000 (2001) to 5–6 million people; 80% informal settlements; severe groundwater crisis; Taliban-ruled since 2021.
Kandahar
Kandahar (Qandahār), southern Afghanistan's second largest city and provincial capital; ancient Arachosian capital, first Durrani capital (1747), trading hub, Taliban stronghold, grape-raisin economy.
Karaganda (Қарағанды)
Karaganda (Қарағанды) is a city in central Kazakhstan, center of Karaganda Region, built over the country's largest coal basin. City since 1934; about 536,000 residents in 2026; major coal mining and industrial center.
Karaj (city)
Karaj (کرج), capital of Alborz Province, Iran, 36 km west of Tehran on the Karaj River; grew from 14,526 people in 1956 to about 1.6 million in 2016, Iran's fourth-largest city, an industrial and commuter metropolis.
Kashan, Isfahan (kashan, 128476)
Kashan (کاشان), historical city in Isfahan Province, central Iran, near the Sialk mound and Fin Garden; famed for carpets, Safavid peak, UNESCO Creative City of Architecture (2025).
Kerman (کرمان)
Kerman (کرمان) is the capital of Kerman province in southeastern Iran, at 1,762 m elevation with 142 mm annual rainfall. Known for its four historic bazaars, Ganj-Ali Khan's Safavid square, the 1794 Qajar destruction, and UNESCO Tentative List status.
Kermanshah (city)
Kermanshah (Kermānšāh, Kurdish Kermāšān), capital of Kermanshah province and principal city of western Iran at 1,391 m elevation; historic Qermisin on the Khorasan Highway, oil-refinery center, UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy since 2021.
Khomeynī Shahr
Khomeynī Shahr (خمینیشهر), formerly Sedeh and Homayunshahr, is a city of about 247,000 people (2016) in Isfahan Province, Iran, northwest of Isfahan; capital of Khomeyni Shahr County and a satellite of the Isfahan metropolitan area.
Khorramabad, Lorestan Province
Khorramabad (خرمآباد, Luri Khormuve), capital of Lorestan Province, Iran, in the Central Zagros; 373,415 people (2016 census), Falak al-aflak citadel, and 2025 UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric cave sites.
Khorramshahr
Khorramshahr (خرمشهر), formerly Mohammara, is a port city in Khuzestan, Iran, at the Karun-Shatt al-Arab confluence. Iran's leading commercial harbor by the 1960s, it was destroyed and occupied by Iraq in 1980 and retaken in May 1982.
Khujand (Хуҷанд)
Khujand (Хуҷанд, formerly Leninabad) is Tajikistan's second largest city, on the Syr Darya near the Fergana valley; ancient Alexandria Eschate, administrative center of Sughd, and a Silk Road trade hub.
Khūy
Khūy (خوی, also Khoy/Khoi) is a city and county seat in West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran, near the Turkish border; a historic frontier trading center, home of Šams-e Tabrizi's tomb, ruled long by the Donboli family, population 225,931 (2016).
Kokand
Kokand (Qo‘qon) is a city in western Fergana region, Uzbekistan, capital of the Kokand Khanate (1709–1876), annexed by Russia in 1876; population about 313,600 (2025), known for the Khudoyar Khan Palace.
Kostanay
Kostanay (Қостанай, formerly Kustanai, briefly Nikolaevsk) is a city on the Tobol River in northern Kazakhstan, founded 1879-1880, regional center, population 278,555 (2026), major grain and automotive industry hub.
Kŭlob
Kŭlob (Кӯлоб, Kulob, Kulyab) is a city in the Khatlon region of southern Tajikistan, in the Yakhsu valley; a former Silk Road center and provincial capital, population about 107,700–214,700, with an international airport and the Hamadani mausoleum.
Kutaisi (ქუთაისი)
Kutaisi (ქუთაისი) is a city in western Georgia on the Rioni River, administrative center of Imereti, ancient capital of Colchis and of the Kingdom of Imereti, parliamentary capital 2012–2019, home to Gelati Monastery and Kutaisi International Airport.
Kyzylorda
Kyzylorda (Қызылорда), city in southern Kazakhstan on the Syr Darya; founded 1818 as Kokand fortress Ak-Mechet, capital of Soviet Kazakhstan 1925–1929, center of Kyzylorda region with Baikonur.
Marāgheh, East Azerbaijan
Marāgheh (مراغه) is a city in East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, home to the 1259 Maragheh Observatory of Nasir al-Din Tusi; census 2020 population 175,600, Sufi Chai river, agricultural economy.
Marāgheh, Razavi Khorasan
Marāgheh (مراغه), a populated place in Razavi Khorasan province, northeastern Iran, at 35.83°N 59.63°E; population 262,604. Cold semi-arid (BSk) climate, 11.1 °C mean, 301 mm rain, +2.2 °C warming since 1940. Distinct from Maragheh, East Azerbaijan.
Marg‘ilon
Marg‘ilon (Margilan) is a city in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley, the country's center of handwoven atlas and adras ikat silk, home to the Yodgorlik silk factory (1972) and a 2017 UNESCO-recognized craft tradition.
Mashhad (مشهد)
Mashhad (مشهد), Iran's second-largest city and capital of Razavi Khorasan, is the foremost Shia pilgrimage center, built around the shrine of Imam Reza (d. 818 CE), hosting about 20 million pilgrims yearly and facing a 2025 water crisis.
Mazar-i-Sharif (مزار شریف)
Mazar-i-Sharif (مزار شریف), "the noble tomb," is the largest city of northern Afghanistan and capital of Balkh Province, built around the shrine of Caliph Ali, first revealed in 1135-36, rebuilt 1480-81, and now a major industrial and railway hub.
Najafābād
Najafabad (نجف آباد) is a city in Isfahan Province, Iran, west of Isfahan, founded in the Safavid era around 1022 AH per the Dehkhoda tradition. Population 221,814 in 2011; known for almonds, carpets, groundwater decline, and the Islamic Azad University Najafabad Branch.
Namangan (city)
Namangan (Uzbek: Namangan) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan, administrative center of Namangan Region in the Fergana Valley; first mentioned late 15th century, city from 1610, taken by Russia in 1875, population about 728,000 in 2026.
Nasimshahr
Nasimshahr, also known as Akbarabad and formerly Mohajershahr until 1999, is a fast-growing city in Tehran province, Iran, home to the Tehran province freight terminal.
Nazarabad
Nazarabad (نظرآباد) is a city and county seat in Alborz Province, Iran, 79 km northwest of Tehran; population 119,512 (2016 census), near the 9,000-year-old Ozbaki archaeological mound.
Nishapur (نیشابور)
Nishapur (نیشابور, Neyshabur) is a city in northeastern Iran's Khorasan province, founded in the Sasanian era and a Silk Road capital of Tahirids and Samanids, destroyed by the Mongols in 1221 and excavated by the Metropolitan Museum from 1935.