Asian Major Cities

Megacities of the Asiathe Most Populated Cities

Shanghai

• Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 ) - also named "Hu" or "Shen" in short. It is People's Republic of China's largest city and one of the largest cities in the world. It covers an area of 6 340 square kilometers. It is one of the world's largest seaports and a major industrial center of China.

Beijing

• Beijing - Chinese: 北京 Běijīng, (also formerly known in English as Peking), Pei-Ching the "Northern Capital", capital and cultural center of the People's Republic of China.

Seoul

• Seoul - in Korean 서울 (Soul-t'ukpyolsi)

Seoul, the city on the Han river is the national capital of South Korea, Seoul was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea, in ancient times Seoul was the capital of Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C. ~ 660 A.D.)

• Marathi Mumbai (the former Bombay), capital of Maharashtra state, in India, port to the Arabian Sea and one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

New Delhi

• Delhi - popularly known as Old Delhi, city and union territory, New Delhi to the south is the capital of India.

Lotus Temple

• This House of Worship is generally referred to as the "Lotus Temple". In India, during the Hindu festival Durga Puja, several times a replica of the Lotus Temple has been made as a pandal, a temporary structure set up to venerate the goddess Durga. In Sikkim a permanent replica is of the Hindu Legship Mandir, dedicated to Shiva

Chongqing

• Chongqing (in Chinese: 重慶 ; 重庆 )the metropolitan region of Chongqing is one of four provincial-level municipalities of China, the highest level classification for cities with a status equal to that of provinces. The city is the economic center of the upper Yangtze River with a population of more than 30 million people

Istanbul - a city with a great history, formerly

known as Byzantium and Constantinople (official renamed to Istanbul in

1930). The former capital is the largest city and principal seaport and the cultural and financial center of Turkey. It is the only city in the world situated on two continents

• Karachi - largest city and business capital of Pakistan. Karachi is Pakistan's principal seaport and the capital of Sindh province, located in southern Pakistan at the coast of the Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean)

• Jakarta - until 1949 the city was named Batavia, from 1949-72 its was named Djakarta. Jakarta is primary port city, the largest city and the capital of Indonesia.

• Guangzhou - is the capital of Guangdong province located at Pearl River about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong in the southern part of P.R. China. In its metropolitan area there live more than 8.5 million people.

• Tokyo - the "Eastern Capital", formerly Edo (until 1868), the capital and largest city of Japan.

• Tokyo has been described as one of the three "command centers" for the world economy, along with New York City and London. This city is considered an alpha+ world city, listed by the GaWC's 2008 inventory and ranked third among global cities by Foreign Policy's 2010 Global Cities Index.

• In 2010 Tokyo was named the second most expensive city for expatriate employees, according to the Mercer and Economist Intelligence Unit cost-of-living surveys, and named the fourth Most Liveable City and the World’s Most Livable Megalopolis by the magazine Monocle.

• Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and is currently bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics

Tianjin, T'ien-Ching, Tientsin Chinas fifth largest city.

• In terms of urban population, it is the sixth-largest city of the

People's Republic of China, and its urban land area (Binhai New Area is not included) ranks fifth

in the nation after Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and

Shenzhen. Tianjin's urban area is located along the Hai River,

which connects to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers via the Grand

Canal in Tianjin.

• Tehran, since 1788 capital city of Persia (Iran) and since 1980 capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

• Hong Kong - 香港 Xianggang (Hsiang Kang, the fragrant harbour), the formerly British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong comprises of Victoria (commonly known as Hong Kong Island), the Kowloon Peninsula, the "New Territories", and 235 outlying islands. Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People Republic of China on 1 July 1997.

• Bangkok - the Thai name is Krung Thep, the "City of Angels", formerly divided into two municipalities, Krung Thep and Thon Buri - the capital city, cultural and commercial center of Thailand.

Asia’s Major Landmarks

• Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India The Taj Mahal is a monument of love, and a symbol for India

• Great Wall of China (长城), ChinaThe Long Wall is really an amazing landmark and today the most celebrated symbol of China. In pre modern times the Great Wall was also recognized as a symbol of the futility and cruelty of the first emperor's political and military ambitions.

• Potala Palace, Lhasa, TibetThe Potala Palace at the peak of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill" is the symbol of Lhasa (sacred land), a treasure of Tibetan history, religion, culture and arts.

• Forbidden City, Beijing, China, The Forbidden City is the largest cluster of ancient buildings in the world, a city within a city and a symbol of China's cultural heritage

• Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmarthe Golden Pagoda located in Yangon, Myanmar's de facto capital, is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese.

• also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres (325 ft)

gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.

• Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkeywas a former patriarchal basilica, the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years. In 1453, Constantinople (today Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the building to be converted into a mosque.

• Temple Mount, the Noble Sanctuary

with the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israel.

• Mount FujiMount Fuji represents for the Japanese beauty and harmony and is also a symbol of Japan.Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

•Mount Everest since mid 19th century known as the highest mountain on Earth situated in the Sagarmatha zone of Tibet, China

•Mount AraratAccording to the book of Genesis Noah's Ark came to rest at the mountains of Ararat. Turkey

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