Largest Cities of Central asia: Satrapia

Central Asia has been known as “paradise on Earth”, “a land of a thousand cities”, and its capital Bactria as “the mother of cities”. Bactria was part of Central Asia that in classical and modern eras was the cross-roads of Eurasia; it was in an area where routes converge from all quarters of the compass and from which routes radiate to quarters of the compass again. This was the keystone of the Silk Roads of the classical world, right into the modern age.

City Country City Population Urban Area Population Urban Area Rank [World] City Pop Rank [World] Urban Area Rank [Asia] City Pop Rank [Asia]

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent">Tashkent</a> Uzbekistan 2150000 3394200 93 95 45 55

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul">Kabul</a> Afghanistan 2142300 2142300 170 96 79 56

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaty">Almaty</a> Kazakhstan 1066300 1199100 322 252 148 135

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkek">Bishkek</a> Kyrgyzstan 808900 808900 511 340 231 182

<a href="http://www.satrapia.com/central-asia/turkmenistan/ashgabat/">Ashqabat</a> Turkménistan 696900 696900 599 409 271 217

<a href="http://www.satrapia.com/central-asia/tajikistan/dushanbeh/">Dushanbe</a> Tajikistan 580800 804700 513 496 233 258

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namangan">Namangan</a> Uzbekistan 422700 571200 710 726 323 384

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaganda">Karaganda</a> Kazakhstan 412500 412500 919 745 455 392

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarkand">Samarkand</a> Uzbekistan 373400 519000 784 832 368 437

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andijan">Andizhan</a> Uzbekistan 348300 524200 776 903 364 467

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shymkent">Chimkent</a> Kazakhstan 340000 340000 1057 932 522 481

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandahar">Kandahar</a> Afghanistan 339200 339200 1060 935 523 482

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraz">Taraz (Dzhambul)</a> Kazakhstan 311700 311700 1132 1023 559 521

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlodar">Pavlodar</a> Kazakhstan 299800 299800 1170 1069 580 546

<a href="http://www.satrapia.com/central-asia/kazakhstan/astana/">Astana</a> Kazakhstan 293800 293800 1191 1095 593 562

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskemen">Oskemen</a> Kazakhstan 293600 293600 1192 1096 594 563

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhara">Bukhara</a> Uzbekistan 268000 268000 1286 1201 643 615

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semey">Semey (Semipalatinsk)</a> Kazakhstan 254500 254500 1348 1272 675 651

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukus">Nukus</a> Uzbekistan 254200 254200 1349 1273 676 652

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazar-i-Sharif">Mazar-i-Sharif</a> Afghanistan 239800 239800 1416 1348 712 689

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktobe">Aqtobe</a> Kazakhstan 239000 239000 1420 1352 715 692

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrkmenabat">Turkmenabat</a> Turkménistan 234700 234700 1444 1379 730 707

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostanay">Qostanay</a> Kazakhstan 223400 223400 1523 1467 772 753

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osh">Osh</a> Kyrgyzstan 221300 221300 1538 1484 777 759

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qarshi">Qarshi</a> Uzbekistan 220900 220900 1541 1487 779 761

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergana">Farghona</a> Uzbekistan 216200 493900 831 1512 402 779

<a href="">Kukon</a> Uzbekistan 209400 209400 1613 1567 823 810

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petropavl">Petropavl</a> Kazakhstan 202600 202600 1667 1626 845 836

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charikar">Charikar</a> Afghanistan 196700 196700 1714 1676 862 854

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral,_Kazakhstan">Oral</a> Kazakhstan 184500 184500 1824 1790 899 891

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashkhovuz">Dashkovuz</a> Turkménistan 184400 184400 1827 1793 900 892

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgench">Urgench</a> Uzbekistan 168900 168900 1971 1942 959 953

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herat">Herat</a> Afghanistan 166600 166600 1995 1969 971 966

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temirtau">Temirtau</a> Kazakhstan 161000 161000 2052 2027 1000 995

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizzax">Zhizaq</a> Uzbekistan 160600 160600 2058 2034 1001 996

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalalabad">Jalalabad</a> Afghanistan 158800 158800 2075 2052 1009 1004

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angren,_Uzbekistan">Angren</a> Uzbekistan 157500 157500 2091 2068 1015 1010

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khujand">Khujand</a> Tajikistan 154000 154000 2136 2114 1038 1033

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyzylorda">Akmechet (Kyzyl-Orda)</a> Kazakhstan 152100 152100 2160 2139 1050 1046

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navoi">Navoi</a> Uzbekistan 144500 144500 2266 2248 1092 1089

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqtau">Aqtau</a> Kazakhstan 135400 135400 2400 2384 1153 1151

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atyrau">Atyrau</a> Kazakhstan 134500 134500 2415 2400 1159 1158

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmaliq">Olmaliq</a> Uzbekistan 132300 132300 2449 2434 1176 1175

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termez">Termez</a> Uzbekistan 128300 128300 2509 2493 1199 1198

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekibastuz">Ekibastuz</a> Kazakhstan 126900 126900 2535 2519 1210 1209

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Turkmenistan">Mary</a> Turkménistan 125300 125300 2570 2554 1225 1224

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koksetau">Koksetau</a> Kazakhstan 122800 122800 2615 2599 1242 1241

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudni">Rudni</a> Kazakhstan 110500 110500 2886 2871 1350 1349

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekobod">Bekobod</a> Uzbekistan 100500 100500 3149 3135 1452 1451