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Across 7. The Russians introduced the________alphabet 9. The taliban's leaders took over most of the country,including the capital______. 10. Where is the Kara-Kum dessert 12. Where is the Kyzyl kum dessert (3 Words) 14. is a movable round house made of wool felt mats hung over a wood frame 15. large glaciers are common in high mountains such as? 16. During the soviet era, the government closed or destroyed more than ________ religious buildings 17. Area governments have built ____to control the flow of water 19. the Aral sea has lost 75% of its water since 20. The capital of Afghanistan 24. Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean 25. a radical muslim group known as the_____.

Down 1. In the mid-1800's the________became the next major group to conquer central asia 2. what is the other main challenge in central asia (4 Words) 3. Is the world's fourth largest lake. (2 Words) 4. farming that relies on rainfall instead of irrigation (3 Words) 5. Who established their own language? (2 Words) 6. Has many mines with gold,silver,copper,zinc,uranium, and lead 8. where do most of the regions Christians belong to (3 Words) 11. the plains region is the site of the fertile (2 Words) 13. suitable for growing crops(definition). 18. The soviet union collasped in 21. people who move often from place to place 22. Irrigation has taken so much water from the rivers that almost no water actually reaches the________today (2 Words) 23. When did the Russian revolution end