Learn the capitals of Asia
The plan: 10 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: Ankara (Turkey), Damascus (Syria), Beirut (Lebanon), Ramallah (Palestine), Jerusalem (Israel)
- Batch 2: Amman (Jordan), Baghdad (Iraq), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Manama (Bahrain)
- Batch 3: Doha (Qatar), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Muscat (Oman), Tehran (Iran), Sanaa (Yemen)
- Batch 4: Islamabad (Pakistan), Kabul (Afghanistan), Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
- Batch 5: Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Astana (Kazakhstan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Yerevan (Armenia), Tbilisi (Georgia)
- Batch 6: Kathmandu (Nepal), Thimphu (Bhutan), Dhaka (Bangladesh), New Delhi (India), Naypyidaw (Myanmar)
- Batch 7: Vientiane (Laos), Hanoi (Vietnam), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Bangkok (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
- Batch 8: Singapore, Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (Philippines), Dili (Timor-Leste)
- Batch 9: Taipei (Taiwan), Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), Pyongyang (North Korea), Beijing (China)
- Batch 10: Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Sri Lanka), Malé (Maldives)
Learn the capitals of Asia at your own pace: we show you 48 capitals five at a time, each in its place on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
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What are the capitals of Asia?
Afghanistan: Kabul; Armenia: Yerevan; Azerbaijan: Baku; Bahrain: Manama; Bangladesh: Dhaka; Bhutan: Thimphu; Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan; Cambodia: Phnom Penh; China: Beijing; Georgia: Tbilisi; India: New Delhi; Indonesia: Jakarta; Iran: Tehran; Iraq: Baghdad; Israel: Jerusalem; Japan: Tokyo; Jordan: Amman; Kazakhstan: Astana; Kuwait: Kuwait City; Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek; Laos: Vientiane; Lebanon: Beirut; Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur; Maldives: Malé; Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar; Myanmar: Naypyidaw; Nepal: Kathmandu; North Korea: Pyongyang; Oman: Muscat; Pakistan: Islamabad; Palestine: Ramallah; Philippines: Manila; Qatar: Doha; Saudi Arabia: Riyadh; Singapore: Singapore; South Korea: Seoul; Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Syria: Damascus; Taiwan: Taipei; Tajikistan: Dushanbe; Thailand: Bangkok; Timor-Leste: Dili; Turkey: Ankara; Turkmenistan: Ashgabat; United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi; Uzbekistan: Tashkent; Vietnam: Hanoi; Yemen: Sanaa.
What is the easiest way to learn the capitals of Asia?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the capitals of Asia?
There are 48 pieces in 10 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.