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Tashkent
Tashkent (Toshkent), capital and largest city of Uzbekistan and most populous city in Central Asia, 3,178,000 residents in 2026, 435 km², 12 districts; ancient Silk Road city, 1966 earthquake, first Central Asian metro, New Tashkent megaproject.
Tbilisi (თბილისი)
Tbilisi (თბილისი), capital and largest city of Georgia on the Mtkvari River; 1.26 million people, founded in the 5th century by Vakhtang Gorgasali, famed for sulfur baths and Rustaveli Avenue.
Tehran (تهران)
Tehran (تهران), capital and largest city of Iran at the foot of the Alborz mountains; Qajar capital since 1785, transformed under the Pahlavis, now a megacity of over 8.8 million facing severe water crisis and land subsidence.
Tirmiz
Tirmiz (Termez, Термез; ancient Tarmita) is a city in southern Uzbekistan on the Amu Darya at the Afghan border, a Seleucid-Graeco-Bactrian colony, major Kushan Buddhist center (Kara Tepe, Fayaz Tepe), destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1220.
Turkistan
Turkistan (Түркістан), also Turkestan, is an ancient city in southern Kazakhstan, formerly Yasi; regional capital since 2018 and site of the UNESCO-listed Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (1389–1405), spiritual capital of the Turkic world.
Turkmenabat
Turkmenabat (Türkmenabat; formerly Chardzhou, Chärjew, ancient Amul) is a city of about 231,000 on the Amu Darya in eastern Turkmenistan, capital of Lebap velayat, a Silk Road crossing, rail hub, and chemical industry center.
Ust-Kamenogorsk
Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakh: Oskemen/Öskemen) is a city of about 333,000 in eastern Kazakhstan, administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region, founded as a Russian fortress in 1720 at the Ulba-Irtysh confluence and dominated by Kazzinc nonferrous metallurgy.
Varāmīn
Varāmīn (ورامين), also Varamin, is a city in Tehran Province, Iran, capital of Varamin county about 35 miles southeast of Tehran; 225,628 people in 2016, a historic Shi'i center and Ilkhanid provincial capital known for its Jameh Mosque and melons.
Yazd (یزد)
Yazd (یزد), historic desert city in central Iran 270 km southeast of Isfahan; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017, famed for qanats, over 700 windcatchers (badgirs), earthen architecture, and peaceful coexistence of Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism.
Yerevan (Երևան)
Yerevan (Երևան), capital of Armenia on the Hrazdan river, founded as the Urartian fortress Erebuni by Argishti I in 783 BC; 12 districts, about 1.08 million people, and 42.1% of national industrial output.
Zahedan
Zahedan (زاهدان) is the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran, near the Afghanistan and Pakistan borders; 672,589 residents (2016), arid climate, and water supplied from groundwater, Ladiz tankers, and the transboundary Helmand basin.
Zanjan
Zanjan (زنجان) is a city in northwestern Iran and the capital of Zanjan Province, about 298 km northwest of Tehran, with a 2016 population of 430,871.
Zaranj (زرنج)
Zaranj (زرنج), also Zarang, is the capital of Nimruz province, Afghanistan, a hot-desert Helmand River border town, one of two main crossings to Iran, and the medieval capital of Sistan.