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Geography of Yemen

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 13:59:53

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Yemen is situated between Oman and Saudi Arabia at the southernmost point of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. It is located at the entrance to the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, one of the busiest and most important shipping lanes in the world, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean (through the Gulf of Aden). Yemen is a dry country without any ongoing waterways. The regular rainfall that some regions experience drains south through three major watercourses into the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea in the southern section, and westward through five important watercourses (wadis) toward ... Read More

Geography of Uzbekistan

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 13:58:03

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North of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan is the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan. It is mostly bounded by two significant rivers, the Syr Darya (the former Jaxartes River) to the northeast and the Amu Darya (the former Oxus River) to the southwest. Uzbekistan is surrounded by Turkmenistan to the southwest, Afghanistan to the south, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Kazakhstan to the northwest and north. The western third of the nation is where the autonomous republic of Qoraqalpoghiston (Karakalpakstan) is situated. In Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan also has four tiny exclaves. In addition to being one of the bigger ... Read More

Geography of United Arab Emirates

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 13:56:04

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United Arab Emirates is a union of seven emirates on the Arabian Peninsula's eastern coast. Abu Dhabi (Ababy), the largest of these emirates, makes up more than three-fourths of the federation's total geographical area, is the hub of its oil sector, and has borders with Saudi Arabia on the southern and eastern sides of the federation. The port city of Dubai, which is the capital of the emirate of Dubai (Dubayy) and is situated at the foot of the mountainous Musandam Peninsula, is one of the most important economic and financial hubs in the area, and it is ... Read More

Geography of Turkmenistan

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 13:54:07

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Turkmenistan, a landlocked nation in Central Asia, is bordered to the west by the Caspian Sea, to the south by Iran and Afghanistan, to the north by Uzbekistan, and to the northwest by Kazakhstan. Of all the Central Asian countries, Turkmenistan has the lowest population density. Animal and plant life are inhospitable in a large portion of its waterless expanse. Its sun-baked sandy topography is characterized by deserts, with the exception of oases that are scattered along the Amu Darya, Morghb, and Tejen rivers and in the foothills of the Kopet-Dag Range. Physical Features The country of Turkmenistan ... Read More

Geography of Thailand

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 13:50:53

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Thailand, a nation in the heart of Southeast Asia's continental territory. Thailand, which is entirely inside the tropics, contains a variety of habitats, such as the steep forested regions of the northern frontier, the bountiful rice fields of the middle plains, the vast plateau of the northeast, and the rough coastlines along the tiny southern peninsula. The capital is Bangkok. Low mountains, lush alluvial plains studded with rice terraces, and sandy beaches situated in the equatorial latitudes of the Asian monsoons are just a few of Thailand's many landscapes. The folded mountains in the north and west, the ... Read More

Geography of Tajikistan

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 13:49:06

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Tajikistan, commonly known as Tadzhikistan, is a landlocked nation located in Central Asia. Other names for Tajikistan include Tajik Tojikiston, Jumhurii Tojikiston, and Tajik Tojikiston. Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan are its neighbors to the north, east, south, and west, respectively. The autonomous Gorno-Badakhshan ("Mountain Badakhshan") area, with Khorugh (Khorog) as its capital, is part of Tajikistan. Tajikistan has the lowest land area among the five Central Asian governments, but it has the highest height, with more and higher mountains than any other nation in the area. Tajikistan was a Soviet Union constituent (union) republic. Dushanbe serves as ... Read More

Geography of Taiwan

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 13:46:37

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Taiwan Pinyin or T'ai-wan in the western Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeast China, is the island of Taiwan, also known as Portuguese Formosa. Its maximum width is 90 miles (145 km), and its length from north to south is roughly 245 miles (395 km). The Republic of China's government is located in Taipei, in the north. It is a part of a group of islands that stretch from Japan south through the Philippines to Indonesia off the coast of East and Southeast Asia. The East China Sea and the Ryukyu Islands, ... Read More

Geography of Syria

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 12:43:00

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Syria, a nation in southern Asia, is situated on the Mediterranean Sea's eastern coast. Israel has occupied a portion of the Golan Heights within its boundaries. The modern region is not the same as ancient Syria, which was a lush strip of land positioned between the eastern Mediterranean coast and the northern Arabian desert. The country's capital is located in an oasis at the base of Mount Qsiyn in Damascus (Dimashq), on the Barad River. Syria's capital, Damascus, is the second-largest city in the country, and its metropolitan area has its own governorate. Syria's principal Mediterranean ... Read More

Geography of South Korea

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 12:40:59

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South Korea is an East Asian country. It is located in the south of the Korean peninsula. The country is bounded to the north by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), to the east by the East China Sea, to the south by the Yellow Sea, and to the southeast by the Korea Strait, which separates it from the Japanese island of Tsushima. On the peninsula, South Korea takes up around 45% of the land area. Seoul serves as its capital. Physical Features Geographically speaking, South Korea has a land area of about 100, 032 square ... Read More

Geography of Singapore

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 19-Oct-2023 12:35:36

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Singapore is a city-state that is situated roughly 85 miles (137 kilometers) north of the Equator at the southernmost point of the Malay Peninsula. The main island takes up the majority of the total area, save for around 18 square miles, which is made up of 60 smaller islands and the diamond-shaped Singapore Island. The Johor Strait, a confined passageway that is more than half a mile long and is traversed by both a road and rail causeway, divides the main island from Peninsular Malaysia to the north. The Riau-Lingga Archipelago, which is a part of Indonesia, extends ... Read More

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