zhōng yà （ zhōng yà xì yà） jí yà zhōu zhōng bù dì qū。
guǎng yì shàng， gāi qū yù yóu yī lǎng de 'ā zú rén（ ā sài bài jiāng zú） jū zhù qū hé 'é luó sī de tū jué rén（ mù sī lín） jù jū qū、 dōng xī bó lì yà、 měnggǔ dōng bù、 ā fù hàn běi bù， zhōng guó xīn jiāng hé xīzàng hé wéi de guǎng dà zòng shēn dì qū zǔ chéng。
xiá yì shàng de zhōng yà ， gēn jù zhōng guó dà lù jí tái wān zhōng xué jiào kē shū de dìng yì， zhǐ bāo kuò zhōng yà wǔ guó， jí hā sà kè sī tǎn、 wū cí bié kè sī tǎn、 tǎ jí kè sī tǎn、 jí 'ěr jí sī sī tǎn hé tǔ kù màn sī tǎn。 sū lián guān fāng de dìng yì zhǐ bāo kuò wū cí bié kè sū wéi 'āi shè huì zhù yì gòng hé guó、 tǎ jí kè sū wéi 'āi shè huì zhù yì gòng hé guó、 jí 'ěr jí sī sū wéi 'āi shè huì zhù yì gòng hé guó、 tǔ kù màn sū wéi 'āi shè huì zhù yì gòng hé guó， sū lián guān fāng tōng chēng zhōng yà jí hā sà kè。 lìng wài yī zhǒng dìng yì shì： chú liǎo zhōng yà wǔ guó yǐ wài， hái bāo kuò 'é luó sī nán bù。
gèng guǎng yì de zhōng yà ， gēn jù lián hé guó jiào yù kē xué wén huà zǔ zhì de dìng yì， chú liǎo shàng shù de dì qū yǐ wài， hái bāo kuò 'ā fù hàn、 zhōng guó xīn jiāng dì qū、 měnggǔ guó、 bā jī sī tǎn hé yī lǎng。
Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south. It is also sometimes known as Middle Asia or Inner Asia, and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent.
Various definitions of its exact composition exist and no one definition is universally accepted. Despite this uncertainty in defining borders, it does have some important overall characteristics. For one, Central Asia has historically been closely tied to its nomadic peoples and the Silk Road. As a result, it has acted as a crossroads for the movement of people, goods, and ideas between Europe, West Asia, South Asia, and East Asia.
In modern context, Central Asia consists of the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Other areas are often included such as Mongolia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-eastern Iran, north-western India, and western parts of the People's Republic of China such as Xinjiang. South-western and middle China such as Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai, Gansu and Inner Mongolia, and southern parts of Siberia may also be included in Central Asia.
During pre-Islamic and early Islamic times, Central Asia was a predominantely Iranian region that included sedentary Sogdians, Chorasmians and semi-nomadic Scythians, Alans. The ancient sedentary population played an important role in the history of Central Asia. Tajiks, Pashtuns, Pamiris and other Iranian groups are still present in the region. After expansion by Turkic peoples, central Asia became also the homeland for many Turkic peoples, including the Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Uyghurs, and Central Asia is sometimes referred to as Turkestan. |
