Asia is as diverse in culture as it is vast. The world’s largest continent, Asia is home to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, U.A.E., and Yemen.
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Asia is home of İzmir, a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast, whose capital is the city of İzmir (the Biblically referenced ancient city of Smyrna, the location of one of the seven churches). The population of the modern city was 3,370,866 in 2000.
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| Ancient Smyrna CIMG4374 |
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| Izmir, Turkey in Asia CIMG4401 |
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| Mosque in Izmir, Turkey CIMG4340 |
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