Across
- 4. one of Central Asia's principal rivers (Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)
- 7. The largest republic of Central Asia
- 8. Means Black sand
- 9. One of India's main rivers
- 10. The capital of Pakistan
- 17. Capital and the largest city of Bangladesh
- 19. Capital of Tajikistan
- 20. The largest minority group from Southern India
- 21. The continuous process of rebirth believed by the Hindus
- 23. One of India's main rivers
- 25. an ethnic group in Bangladesh
- 26. means the Enlightened One
- 27. Former name of Sri Lanka
- 28. Kazakhstan's Largest City
Down
- 1. The capital of Bhutan
- 2. the leader of the Talibans in 2001
- 3. One of India's main rivers
- 5. A strict division of social classes in India
- 6. The largest ethnic group in Pakistan
- 8. Means red sand
- 11. One of the poorest countries in the world
- 12. An Islamic group that waged a guerrilla war against the Soviet-installed puppet government in Afghanistan in 1989
- 13. The capital and largest city of Uzbekistan
- 14. The soviets used this country to be a testing site for nuclear weapons
- 15. The Earth's highest peak
- 16. Considered as the worlds largest lake or inland sea
- 18. The capital of Sri Lanka and its largest city
- 20. A beautiful tomb resembling an Islamic Mosque with minarets and onion shaped domes
- 22. one of Central Asia's principal rivers (Kazakhstan)
- 24. Nepal's largest city and capital
