10 Longest Rivers In Asia

1. Yangtze River - 6,300 km (3,915 miles)

Long River or Yangtze River (Hanzi: 长江, Hanyu pinyin: Changjiang, English: Long River, the Yangtze River) is the longest river in China and in Asia. In the world, Long River is the third longest river. This river into the southern boundary of ancient Chinese culture that lies between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River in the north to the south.

This river is known as the Yangtze River (Hanyu pinyin: Yangzi) due to a misunderstanding of the missionaries at first. Yangtze River (Hanzi: 杨子江) refers only to the lower reaches of Yangtze River, but because this is the first heard by the West, it is used to represent the entire Yangtze River Yangtze River.

2. Yenisei River - 5,539 km (3,442 miles)

Yenisei (Russian: Енисей) is the largest river flowing into the Arctic Ocean, and the extension of 5,539 km is the longest river in the world to-5. This river is located in Russia.
In the middle of the river there is a large dam hidroeletkrik. Industrial contamination problem in the region.

3. Yellow River (Huang He) - 5,464 km (3,395 miles)

Yellow River (Hanzi: 黄河, Hanyu Pinyin: Huanghe About this sound listen (help · info), Wade-Giles: Hwangho, English: Yellow River) is an important river in northern China at the center of Chinese culture together the Long River (Yangtze) in the south.

With a length of 5,464 km, this river is the second longest river in China after the Yangtze River.

4. Lena River - 4,400 km (2,734 miles)

The Lena (Russian: Ле́на, IPA: [ˈlʲenə]; Sakha: Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne) is the eastern most of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob River and the Yenisei River). It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed. It is the greatest river whose watershed is entirely within Russian territorial boundaries.

5. Mekong River - 4,350 km (2,703 miles)

Mekong (Thai language: แม่น้ำ โขง (Pronunciation)) is one of the major rivers in the world. He is the longest river 12th in the world, and the 10th largest in volume (off 475km³ of water/year), he fills an area of ​​795,000 km² of Tibet it runs through China's Yunnan province, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam . All except China and Myanmar into the Mekong River Commission. Due to the very different seasonal variations in flow and the presence of "rapid" and waterfalls make navigation very difficult. The Mekong river and is inseparable from the history of nations, especially in Southeast Asia.

6. Irtysh River - 4,248 km (2,640 miles)

Irtysh River is one river located in southern Russia. This river has a length of 4,248 km (2,640 miles). Empties into the three countries like the PRC, Kazakhstan, and Russia. This river is a source of clean water in the two countries. The river freezes in November to March.

7. Ob River - 3,650 km (2,268 miles)

Ob River (Russian: Обь) is a river in western Siberia, Russia. This river has a length of 2,962 km. The main town which empties into the river is Biysk, Barnaul, Novosibirsk, Nizhnevartosk, and Surgut. In the winter, the river freezes from November to April.

8. Nizhnyaya Tunguska River - 2,989 km (1.857 miles)

Nizhnyaya Tunguska (Russian: Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска; IPA: [ˈnʲiʐnʲəjə tʊnˈguskə], meaning Lower Tunguska) is a river in Siberia, Russia, flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tributary of the Yenisei joining it at Turukhansk (see Siberian River Routes). Settlements on the river include Tura, Yukti and Simenga. The ice-free period on the Lower Tunguska starts in mid-June and ends in the first half of October.

9. Indus River - 2,900 km (1,800 miles)

Sindhu River (Sanskrit: सिन्धु Sindhu; Urdu: Sindh سندھ; Sindhi: سندھو Sindhu; Punjabi سندھ Sindh; Hindko سندھ Sindh; Avestan: सिन्धु Sindhu; Pashto: آباسن Abasin "Father of Rivers"; Persian: سند "Nilou" "Hindu" ; Arabic: السند "Al-Sindh"; Tibet: སེང་གེ།་གཙང་པོ; Wylie: "Sênggê Zangbo" "Lion River"; (Chinese); Greek: Ινδός Indos; Turkey: Nilab) is now better known with the name of the river Indus is one of the major rivers in India. Located in the vicinity of Punjab which is now divided into two, partly in India and partly in Pakistan. For the Greeks this river has a special history as in the core of the ancient Vedic civilization and the Indus Valley civilization.
In prehistoric times, in the fertile valley of the Indus civilization are a human. The human civilization that is the Aryans this entry through the cracks of the Hindu Kush mountains and the valley was first settled Mohenjo-daro and Harappa in northwestern India. This is where the birth of the Hindu religion are the root comes from the name of the river Sindhu.
Sindhu river flow itself that the child stream - a tributary of the others then meet and merge into the flow of the river Ganges in northern India.

10. Brahmaputra River - 2,900 km (1,800 miles)

Brahmaputra is a major river in Asia. In Sanskrit, he means "son of Brahma".
He comes from the western Himalayas in Tibet, in China and flows along the 2.900km to the sea in the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh. He called Tsangpo in Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh and the afternoon at the main branch is called the Jamuna River in Bangladesh. Lauhitya old Sanskrit and called it the Brahmaputra valley called Luit.
The river finally meets the Ganges (called Padma in Bangladesh) and the Meghna rivers to form the largest river deltas in the world, mostly in Bangladesh. He is one of the few rivers in the world that has a tidal bore. Most Indian rivers have female names. But this river has a male name.
Most can be lived boat and the bottom is a sacred place for the Hindus. The river floods during the spring when the Himalayan snows melt.

 

Well, if the 10 rivers on the continent are connected into one it will reach the whole world at the equator.

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Splendor of Asia

The world's largest continent is Asia. Because the population inhabited the continent of Asia can be more when compared with those in other continents.
Because when viewed by the data three most populated countries in the world is on the Asian continent such as China, India, Indonesia and even our own country. The Asian continent is filled with various cultures, tribes and races.
The origin of its history began in China, Mesopotamia and the valley contained Hoindustan ancient civilizations. Although many obstacles and barriers as well as any limitations they have, but pretty awesome with the results of their copyright on the existing civilization.

Starting from Turkey 
At the start of the Neolithic Asian continent has made ​​human habitation at the time immemorial ago. Much of recorded history in the future. Of diverse kinds of history that has been around since the first one in Turkey there is a legacy that is a temple building that was built nearly 10,000 years ago.
At the time of the Neolithic man in her life where she lived the nomads always moving and to meet their daily food is by hunting for animals that are around him live. As with the present age, the first residence in the caves in a naturally occurring form of the house is not that what it is today.
But as time went on around thousands of years later there are people or people in ancient times has been able to cultivate a variety of existing resources. If the first meet all the needs and requirements with hunting activities, nowadays this ancient man using bronze as their material in making various kinds of tools.
Nascent culture of the past with the activities that make a variety of tools made ​​of bronze. So do not be surprised at that time called the bronze age.

Birth of the Kingdom
By stage to stage in the course of human life now has four fixed for their use as a place to live, no longer nomadic. With the various existing tools are slowly but surely they do the processing on the nature and begin farming activities such as farming. Since then, the colonies began to appear and set up various kingdoms here.
At this age were born some of them the Achaemenid empire in Persia (600 BC-400 BC) Greek territory covers, Turkey, to the valley of Hindus in India and most of central Asia. The popular king Alexander the Great (400 BC).
While in the West Asia dominated by Roman Dynasty, Dynasty Selucid, the Parthian dynasty, and the Sassanian dynasty. These kingdoms civilization influenced by the Silk Road linking China, Central Asia, to Europe. Called the Silk Road because the Chinese silk trade to the West Asia and Europe use this pathway. Automatic Chinese and European culture did influence parts of Asia. Cultural change then occurs when the Silk Road began to be abandoned and the traders use the sea route. Spread of the influence of one nation to another nation occurs sooner.
India's strong Hindu and Buddhist culture, began to spread the teachings of the continent to the East and Southeast. They are also the spread of Islam to the western part of the continent of Southeast Asia. While European nations are known as ocean adventurer, began making its influence on the continent nation.

Emergence Countries
Number of countries in the continent are currently more than 40 countries. These countries are more born after the arrival of Europeans, because previously there was not a country but a continent of small kingdoms. The Europeans who colonized parts of this continent, have contributed greatly to the founding countries of the continent.
For example, Indonesian, who was born after independence from the Netherlands. Or Malaysia, India, and Singapore, a former British colony. Philippines also born after freedom from the hands of the Portuguese. In the modern era, partly Asian country of birth because of European influence. Call it the countries of the former Soviet Union, namely Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Currently, the countries in the continent has become one of the world's great strengths. Previously, only the polar world is divided into two, namely the U.S. and Europe. Meanwhile, Asia, Africa and Latin America, more often the underdog. Just look at the United Nations, there is no country outside the United States and Europe who have special rights in the Security Council.
But now, Asia can no longer be underestimated. The greatness of China's trade with the Strip silk was once famous, now back stretch and become one of the world's economic power. While Japan and Korea, were able to compete with European and American advanced technology.

Asia can be divided into 6 sub-continent:
1. Central Asia - Uzbekistan Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
2. East Asia - China, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, North and South Korea.
3. North Asia - Russia.
4. Indian Subcontinent - India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
5. Southeast Asia - Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
6. Southwest Asia - Middle East including Turkey, Iran, Cyprus, Israel, and Lebanon.

Interesting Facts About Asia 
1. Asia extending the limits of the Suez Canal and the Ural Mountains in the west, to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Sea. Also to the south is the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean to the North Pacific Ocean and the Far East.
2. Asia is the largest continent and regional or famous, depending on what the limit is. Traditionally defined as the part of the mass of the continent of Africa-Eurasia stretches located in the east the Suez Canal, the Ural Mountains and south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. Approximately 60% of the world population lives in Asia, which is 2% of them occupy most of the north and inland as (Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, western Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan), which 98% live in most other waste. 
3. Three of the four best in the world economy is in Asia are China, Japan and India. They are the numbers 2, 3 and 4, respectively. However, Japan has less than one tenth the population of China or India. However, Asian economies as the continents of North America and Europe. 
4. Asia has a population of more than 4 billion people or more than 60% of the world population. It's a lot of people standing side by side holding hands would reach around the world at the equator more than 100 times. 
5. Asia three dominant financial center is Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. 
6. Asia is 5,300 miles wide. 
7. Asia is the largest continent with land and human population. Asian region is larger than the land area of ​​the moon.
8. The dominant religion in Asia are Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism / Taoism and Islam.8. Most eastern point of Asia Tanjung Chelyuskin in Siberia. 
9. Asia is home to the highest point (Mount Everest 8,848 m) and the lowest (Dead Sea-395m) in the Earth. 
10. More than half of the population of Asia is in the two countries in Asia, China (1.3 billion) and India (1.1 billion). India is expected to surpass China in about 20 years or more. 
11. Asia is home to the birth of the human species and civilization. Somewhere near where the Tigris and Euphrates meet. 

So, we should be proud to be part of Asia: D

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List names of famouse ghosts in asia

 1. Japan

     a. Hanakao-San

 Toire no Hanako or commonly known as the ghost Hanako toilet inhabitants, is one of the ghosts that popular among Japanese school children. Its popularity makes youkai Often is Often featured in the manga, anime, and movies. Each talking about toilets are fairly austere, even Japanese people associate with ghosts Hanako. Hanako Who exactly is it?.Gender: FemaleHeight: Around 120 cmWeight: UnknownCharacteristics: bob hair, red skirtWeapons: NoneHabitat: School ToiletMovement: Moving aroundHanako is actually a name that is quite old-fashioned to the name of a Japanese woman and had been a 'trend' in the past. Mentioned, Hanako ghost legend Began in the 1950's when it was a scene where the little boy in the toilet sightings school with a red skirt, short bob hair, and could Appear in the bathroom elementary schools in Japan. Urban legend says that at that time there was a little boy who was hiding in the school toilet from the pursuit of his mother crazy, but unfortunate he was found and killed by the mother. Other versions say that Hanako is a little boy who winner! Because of air raids of World War II, when he was playing hide and seek with his friend and hid in the toilet.

     b. Teke Teke

 Name: kashima ReikoOther names: Teke - Teke, Brick - brickArea: School toilets and places - other placesSpecial Strength: Can crawl quicklyDanger Level: DangerousInterests:?Doghouse:?

Kashima Reiko or Teke - Teke is a ghost or a phantom woman without legs are usually located in the school toilet japan. Tek - tek or Teke - Teke is one urban legend of the famous Japanese decent. Teke - Teke is a demon girl who fell from the train and therefore his legs cut off. And now his ghost haunts around Japan, dragging half of the body by using his hands like claws. So that every time he moves, he makes the sound "Tech ... Tech ...".
  
c. Kuchisake Onna

This legend is said to come from a young woman named Kuchisake Onna who lived hundreds of years ago as the wife or concubine of a samurai. This woman has a very pretty face, because it was the samurai said there will be no other woman will love.fire apparently unrequited love and betray the young woman samurai with cheating. When a dark secret known, the samurai would feel very jealous and furious immediately.His eyes darkened and lost his senses. He immediately drew his sword and cut the slit mouth woman from right ear to left ear. He then said, "Who would think that you are beautiful now?"Onna Kuchisake mouth gaping wide open, but no sound whatsoever coming out of his mouth. There was just blood rushing soaked robe. His eyes bulged and tears indicating that he was holding her extreme pain. But still there is no any sound coming out of his mouth.Left alone by the samurai for hours on end, until he died. Since the demise of curiosity, her spirit still haunt to keep looking for the samurai and demanded revenge. His nickname is Satan mouthed gap.Long story short, this legend passed down through the generations until now. The myth that there is now a myth that a woman exploring in the night with his face covered by a surgical mask.When he found a man, she will shyly ask, "Am I pretty?" ("Watashi Kirei?").If the person answers "yes," then he would take off his mask and said, "How about now?" ("Kore demo?"). At this point, if the victim answered "No," he would kill them or cut their mouths to resemble hers with scissors or a knife. But if the victim said she was still beautiful for the second time (after the woman opened the mask), he followed the victim to the house and killed them on the doorstep of their homes.

2. South Korea 

 1. Cheonyeo Gwishin (처녀 귀신), Virgin Ghost) 
Cheonyeo Gwishin can be called as well as its people Kuntilanak Korea (Korea is in the form of ghosts and long-haired woman in white). In the Korean legend, a young woman who died in a virgin will be bitter against his shame (shame because it was a virgin). Hence came the female ghosts who were around relatives and friends.

Korea ghost sightings described Cheonyeo Gwishin very long haired woman wearing a white dress (traditional Korean dress, hanbok), his face pale and blood dripping from the side of his mouth, korea ghost sightings can be seen as in the film The Ring Virus (Sadako mode on ). Because of its mission to get married are not met, then it is impossible for him to cross over into the afterlife. It is said that the ghost is condemned newlyweds, but it is also considered to bring ghost sickness or accident. The only way to get rid of ghosts korea is performing an exorcism ritual or by marrying a virgin ghost (Cheonyeo Gwishin) with ghost bachelor (Mongdal).

 2. Jeoseung Only (저승 사자), Angel of Death)  
Korea ghost Jeoseung Only or interpreted Representative of Jeoseung are subtle creatures that suck the soul and the souls guiding through the dark misty forest towards the hereafter (Korean version of the Grim Reaper). Jeoseung not heaven or hell, but it is the destination of the dead (called reverse Yiseung, or earth). 

Korea ghost sightings Jeoseung Just horrible as it is still a part of the cemetery and shamanism is still practiced in the rural areas. Traditionally, Korean ghost sightings Jeoseung only be described as an agent of a corrupt government that threatened to misuse of people died in custody, unless they are bribed with offerings.

 3. Dokkaebi


Dokkaebi is a common word for a type of spirit in Korean folklore or fairy tales.
The Dokkaebi is a mythical being that appears in many old Korean folktales. Although usually frightening, it could also represent a humorous, grotesque-looking sprite or goblin. These creatures loved mischief and playing mean tricks on bad people and they rewarded good people with wealth and blessings. They are different from ghosts (귀신) in that they are not formed by the death of a human being, but rather by the transformation of an inanimate object.

Different versions of the Korean Dokkaebi mythology assign different attributes to them. In some cases they are considered harmless but nevertheless mischievous, usually playing pranks on people or challenging wayward travellers to a ssireum (Korean wrestling) match for the right to pass.
Most Dokkaebi to carry a kind of club or mallet called a dokkaebi bangmang'i (도깨비 방망이). They are like magic wands, from which it can summon anything it wants. Unfortunately, when it gets something by using it, it gets things by "stealing" from someone else, because this bangmang'i can only summon existing things, and it doesn't create objects out of thin air.
Dokkaebi love to play games, especially ssireum as mentioned above. They are extremely good at it and one will never be able to beat them by trying to push them from the left side. However, they are very weak on the right side. In other stories one should hook their leg and push them to win, as they have only one leg.
Dokkaebi can also have a cap which is called dokkaebi gamtu (도깨비 감투). Its most well-known ability is that it gives the wearer invisibility.

3. China

1. vampire chinece version
 
the undead-like man, dressed full Chinese tradition, preserved face and preening. Ghost moves by jumping while both her ​​hands straight forward. Jump distance versus ghost is said further pocong. It is argued, should Chinese Ghost caught or stopped its movement if the forehead. This creature is believed to rise from the grave / tomb of China because they spirits not at rest even though his body in meditation it perfectly. It is not pervasive but likes to Annoy People, Usually at night. Ghost half Chinese people believe that free is killing and eating humans as zombies, but there is no evidence to support that opinion firmly.

4.  Thailand 

1. Bajang

Bajang refers to a kind of strange spirits and maintained for the purpose of defeating the enemy. Bajang revered than dead babies die during birth. He is a male demon that often manifests as a cat pole cat. It is argued Bajang resembles a large weasel his deep eyes, wide and staring. Bajang often attacking childhood mystery and capable of causing disease that may be fatal to the prey nya.Bajang be escorted by their owners and will be stored in a reed tube. Some kind of special leaves to be used as a cap savings and locked to desist. Bajang issued only if the owners want to wear her foes.

 Bajang maintained it will be fed eggs and milk. If it were not maintained properly and fed, Bajang a hunger strike master. Bajang it will be avoided by using a talisman or amulet. There is no way to kill Usually bajang but if only master mind, he will be killed or driven from their homes Usually need it. Bajang inherited, and if only not handed down to Heirs, his master would be a lifeless corpse. His body was dead and stinking, but when about to be buried, it will rise as life. In addition, he will eat when fed greedily.


5. Indonesia

1.  Pontianak (kuntianak)

 
 Pontianak is a creature that resembles a woman, dressed all in white, with long hair, often grinned and occasionally carrying tombstones wrapped like a baby. Pontianak are trusted by the Malay community than render pregnant woman who died when her son. There is also the opinion that free states it is the jinn / ghost of a vengeful wild and act annoying people.

2.  Pocong / ghost jumping candy / Punjut

 
 Pocong Ghosts  also known as the Ghost Punjut referring to a type of creature shaped like a dead body wrapped in a shroud. Ghosts often said to harass wrap the weak spirit, and will move by leaping like a ghost china. He was said to be able to move as appropriate train, moving along with the train that is guided by their perturbed prey.

inspired: wikipedia.co.id
             http://mynonstopstories.blogspot.com/2012/07/kenali-jenis-jenis-hantu.html
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