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Silk Road
Caravan on the Silk Road
Caravan on the Silk Road
Information
DepartureXi'an
StepsSamarkand
​Bukhara
​Merv
​Tabriz
​Damascus
ArrivalIstanbul
Length5 000 km
RegionAsia
Location
37 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N 67 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E

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The Silk Road is not a single route, but a network of historic trade routes across Asia connecting the China to theEurope.

Understand

Steps

  • 1 Istanbul  (last update May 2018)
  • 2 Damascus  (last update May 2018)
  • 3 Tabriz  (last update May 2018)
  • 4 Merv  (last update May 2018)
  • 5 Bukhara  (last update May 2018)
  • 6 Samarkand  (last update May 2018)
  • 7 Xi'an  (last update May 2018)

To go

Circulate

To see

Do

To buy

Eat

Housing

The traditional inns in the region are called caravanserai. They are built around an enclosed courtyard and had stables for horses and camels. Most of them were located in towns, but there were some in rural areas, some of them were fortified against local looters.

Some caravanserais still exist; those who travel by road should stay there at least once.

Have a drink / Go out

Security

Around

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