Tulips are indigenous to which of these areas?

The botanical name for tulips, "Tulipa", is derived from the Turkish word "turban", which the flower resembles. It's considered the King of Bulbs.

Originally growing wild in the valleys of the Tian Shan Mountains of Central Asia, the flowers are indigenous to these mountainous areas with temperate climates and need a period of cool dormancy, known as vernalization. They thrive in climates with long, cool springs and dry summers. Although perennials, tulip bulbs are often imported to warm-winter areas of the world from cold-winter areas and are planted in the fall to be treated as annuals.

Many people may believe that tulips come from Holland, but they were cultivated in Constantinople as early as 1055. In the 16th Century, they were brought to Holland from Turkey and quickly became widely popular. Today tulips are grown in great numbers and in huge fields. Dutch bulbs, including tulips and daffodils, are exported all around the world so people think that it's originated from there as well. In fact many cultivated varieties were widely grown in Turkey long before they were introduced to European gardens.