ASIA!!!!!!

Most Population-top 10

1.

China

1,355,692,576

2.

India

1,236,344,631

3.

Indonesia

253,609,643

4.

Pakistan

196,174,380

5.

Bangladesh

166,280,712

6.

Japan

127,103,388

7.

Philippines

107,668,231

8.

Vietna
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93,421,835

9.

Thailand

67,741,401

10.

Burm
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55,746,253

Landmarks- top 10

1. Visit the Taj Mahal, a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh,
India. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his
third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most
familiar component of the Taj Mahal, its actually an integrated complex of structures.

2. See the Gateway of India, a monument built during British rule in Mumbai,
India. The Gateway of Indiais located on the waterfront overlooking the Arabian Sea

3. Visit the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan (officially the
Republic of China). The monument, which was erected in memory of Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China, is surrounded by a park.

The structure is framed on the north and south by the National Theater and National
Concert Hall.
4. See the Qutub Minar, located in Delhi, India. Its the tallest minaret in India.
The Qutub Minar is made of red sandstone and marble and is covered with intricate
carvings and verses from the Quran. The surrounding archaeological area contains
funerary buildings, notably the Alai-Darwaza Gate, and two mosques.
5. Visit Petra, a historical and archaeological city in Maan, Jordan, thats famous for
its rock-cut architecture which dates back to 312 BC. Petra was literally carved
directly into vibrant red, white, pink, and sandstone cliff faces. Its one of the worlds
most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with
Hellenistic architecture.
6. See the Dome of the Rock, a Muslim shrine located on the Temple Mount in the
Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. It enshrines the rock from which Muh hammad is said to
have ascended to heaven after his miraculous journey from Mecca to Jerusalem on the
winged steed al-Buraq, and is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture.
7. See the Kuwait Towers, Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Kuwait Towers are a group of
three slender towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory (land that juts out into
a body of water) into the Persian Gulf. They were officially inaugurated on 26
February 1977. The towers have aviewing sphere 123m above sea level form which
you can get great views of Kuwait City as well as the waters of the Arabian Gulf.
8. Visit the Great Wall of Chinalocated along Chinas historical northern borders. The
Great Wallbegins in the east at Shanhaiguan in Hebei province and ends at Jiayuguan
in Gansu province to the west. It was continuously built from the 3rd century BC to
the 17th century AD, and is over 20,000 kilometers long.
9. See the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The centerpiece of
downtown Dubai, this skyscraper is the worlds tallest building. In fact, its 60%
higher than the worlds second tallest building.

In addition, it has the worlds highest observation deck, and its the tallest free
standing structure in the world.

10. Visit the fifty-foot high Azadi Tower (Freedom Tower) in Tehran, Iran. Built in
1971, the Azadi Tower is a combination of both Islamic and Sassanid architectural
style, as well as of modern and ancient cultures.
Languages- top 10
1.Mandarin
2. Hindi
3. Arabic
4. Bengali
(5).Russian (Russia is in Europe and Asia...)
5. Japanese
6. Persian
7. Javanese
8. Wu
9. Punjabi
10. Telegu

Religions
See also: Eastern philosophy, Religion in Asia, and List of Asian mythologies

The Dome of the Rock and theWestern Wall, Jerusalem

Pilgrims in the annual Hajj at theKaabah in Mecca.

Spring Temple Buddha in Lushan County, Henan, China is the world's tallest
statue.

Many of the world's major religions have their origins in Asia, including the five most
practiced in the world (excluding irreligion), which are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism,
Chinese folk religion (classified as Confucianism and Taoism), and Buddhism
respectively. Asian mythology is complex and diverse. The story of the Great
Flood for example, as presented to Christians in the Old Testament in the narrative
of Noah, is first found in Mesopotamian mythology, in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Hindu
mythology tells about an Avatar of the God Vishnu in the form of a fish who
warned Manu of a terrible flood. In ancient Chinese mythology, Shan Hai Jing, the
Chinese ruler Da Yu, had to spend 10 years to control a deluge which swept out most

of ancient China and was aided by the goddess Nwa who literally fixed the broken
sky through which huge rains were pouring.
Abrahamic
The Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Bah' Faith originated
in West Asia.
Judaism, the oldest of the Abrahamic faiths, is practiced primarily in Israel, the
birthplace and historical homeland of theHebrew nation which today consists equally
of those Israelites who remained in Asia/North Africa and those who returned
from diaspora in Europe, North America, and other regions,[53] though sizable
communities continue to live abroad. Jews are the predominant ethnic group
in Israel (75.6%) numbering at about about 6.1 million,[54] although the levels of
adherence to Jewish religion are unspecified. Outside of Israel there are small ancient
communities of Jewish still live in Turkey (17,400),[55]Azerbaijan (9,100),
[56] Iran (8,756),[57] India (5,000) and Uzbekistan (4,000).[58]
Christianity is a widespread religion in Asia with more than 286 million adherents
according to Pew Research Center in 2010,[59] and nearly 364 million according
to Britannica Book of the Year 2014.[60] constituting around 12.6% of the total
population of Asia. In the Philippines and East Timor, Roman Catholicism is the
predominant religion; it was introduced by the Spaniardsand the Portuguese,
respectively. In Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia and Asian Russia, Eastern Orthodoxy is the
predominant religion. Various Christian denominations have adherents in portions of
the Middle East, as well as China and India. Saint Thomas Christians in India trace
their origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century.[61]
Islam, which originated in Saudi Arabia, is the largest and most widely spread religion
in Asia with at least 1 billion Muslims.[62] With 12.7% of the world Muslim
population, the country currently with the largest Muslim population in the world
is Indonesia, followed
by Pakistan,India, Bangladesh, Iran and Turkey. Mecca, Medina and to a lesser
extent Jerusalem are the holiest cities for Islam in all the world. These religious sites
attract large numbers of devotees from all over the world, particularly during
the Hajj and Umrah seasons. Iran is the largestShi'a country and Pakistan has the
largest Ahmadiyya population.
The Bah' Faith originated in Asia, in Iran (Persia), and spread from there to the
Ottoman Empire, Central Asia, India, and Burma during the lifetime of Bah'u'llh.
Since the middle of the 20th century, growth has particularly occurred in other Asian
countries, because Bah' activities in many Muslim countries has been
severely suppressed by authorities. Lotus Temple is a big Baha'i Temple in India.
Indian and East Asian religions

The Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in Delhi, according to theGuinness

World Records is the World's Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple[63]

Almost all Asian religions have philosophical character and Asian philosophical
traditions cover a large spectrum of philosophical thoughts and writings. Indian
philosophy includes Hindu philosophy and Buddhist philosophy. They include
elements of nonmaterial pursuits, whereas another school of thought from
India, Crvka, preached the enjoyment of the material world. The religions
of Hinduism,Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India, South Asia. In East
Asia, particularly in China and Japan, Confucianism, Taoism andZen Buddhism took
shape.
As of 2012, Hinduism has around 1.1 billion adherents. The faith represents around
25% of Asia's population and is the second largest religion in Asia. However, it is
mostly concentrated in South Asia. Over 80% of the populations of both India and
Nepal adhere to Hinduism, alongside significant communities in Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bali, Indonesia. Many overseas Indians in countries
such as Burma, Singapore and Malaysia also adhere to Hinduism.
Buddhism has a great following in mainland Southeast Asia and East Asia. Buddhism
is the religion of the majority of the populations ofCambodia (96%),
[64] Thailand (95%),[65] Burma (80%89%),[66] Japan (36%96%),[67] Bhutan (75
%84%),[68] Sri Lanka (70%),[69] Laos(60%67%)[70] and Mongolia (53%93%).
[71] Large Buddhist populations also exist in Singapore (33%51%),
[72] Taiwan (35%93%),[73][74][75][76] South Korea (23%50%),
[77] Malaysia (19%21%),[78] Nepal (9%11%),[79] Vietnam (10%75%),[80] Chin
a (20%50%),[81] North Korea (1.5%14%),[82][83][84] and small communities
in India and Bangladesh. In many Chinese communities, Mahayana Buddhism is
easily syncretized with Taoism, thus exact religious statistics is difficult to obtain and
may be understated or overstated. The Communist-governed countries of China,
Vietnam and North Korea are officially atheist, thus the number of Buddhists and
other religious adherents may be under-reported.

Jainism is found mainly in India and in oversea Indian communities such as the
United States and Malaysia. Sikhism is found in Northern India and amongst overseas
Indian communities in other parts of Asia, especially Southeast Asia. Confucianism is
found predominantly in Mainland China, South Korea, Taiwan and in overseas
Chinese populations. Taoism is found mainly in Mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia
and Singapore. Taoism is easily syncretized with Mahayana Buddhism for many
Chinese, thus exact religious statistics is difficult to obtain and may be understated or
overstated.
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