Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

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24,590ft (7495m)

Khyber Pass

3543ft (1080m)

Jengish Chokusu/

Tömür Feng

24,406ft

(7439m)

Gora Manas

14,705ft

(4482m)

Baroghil Pass

12,392ft (3777m)

Gora Chapan

9478ft (2889m)

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Geok-Tepe Abadan

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Mo’ynoq

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Ghōrīān

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Lashkar Gāh

Kogon

Gereshk

Atamyrat

G’ijduvon

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Koson

Oqtosh

Shibirghān

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Nurota

Kitob

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Urgut

Jarqo’rg’on

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Danghara

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Khaydarkan

Tash-Kumyr

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Naryn

Balykchy Kyzyl-Suu

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Ghu ̆dara

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Mah ̧mūd-e Rāqī

Ishkoshim

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Dzhelandy

Këk-Art

Chatyr-Tash

Karakol

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Kara-Say

Dzhergalan

Spīn Būldak

Takhiatosh

Xiva

Murghob

Farkhor

Maīmanah

Kūchnay

Darwāshā

Zarghūn

Shahr

Maīdān Shahr

Kemin

U ̆roteppa

Balkanabat

Mary

Kattaqo’rg’on

Jizzax

Kunduz

Qu ̆rghonteppa

Bekobod

Yangiyo’l

Ku ̆lob

Dzhalal-Abad

Kara-Balta

Türkmenbașy

Termiz

Karakol

Chakhānsūr

Denov

Guliston

Āqchah

Jalālābād

Tokmak

Dīshū

Nukus

Dașoguz

Herāt

Türkmenabat

Buxoro

Navoiy

Kandahār

Qarshi

Balkh

Samarqand

Mazār-e

Sharīf

Chirchiq

Khujand

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Angren

Qo’qon

Farg’ona

Namangan

Andijon

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Asadābād

DUSHANBE

BISHKEK

ASHGABAT

(AŞGABAT)

TASHKENT

(TOSHKENT)

KABUL (KĀBOL)

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The five central asian nations rise up from hot deserts

in the west and south to cold, high mountain ranges in the east.

The area has oil, gas, and mineral reserves, as well as other

natural resources, but water is often scarce and agriculture

is limited. The four northern nations were

once part of the Soviet Union and are

now independent nations. Afghanistan is

a landlocked country and three-quarters

of its land is inaccessible terrain. It was

invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979,

prompting a continuous series of civil

wars. The 2001 invasion by American

and other Western forces overthrew

the fundamentalist Islamic regime

and led to democratic presidential

elections, but Afghanistan is still

unstable. Wrecked by more than

30 years of warfare, it is one of

the poorest and most deprived

nations on Earth.

One of the world’s largest

gold mines is at Muruntau

in the Kyzyl Kum desert

in Uzbekistan.

LIFE EXPECTANCY

As a result of war, drought, and poverty,

people in Afghanistan can expect to live an

average of only 51 years, one of the lowest life

expectancy rates in the world. Infant mortality

is extremely high. Health services have almost

completely collapsed and few trained doctors

and nurses are available to help the sick.

Many children have been orphaned or

made homeless, and few have been

able to go to school.

FESTIVALS IN AFGHANISTAN

Despite the horrors of recent years, the Afghans still

celebrate important Islamic festivals, notably Eid ul-Fitr,

which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

People visit friends and family and eat a festive meal

together. The art of storytelling still flourishes in

Afghanistan, as does the attan, the national dance.

Children in Kabul,

Afghanistan, made

homeless by war

Central Asia

An Afghan man carries bread with

which to break the Ramadan fast.

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