Cities along the Silk Road


This articles lists cities located along the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes which connected Europe with the Far East, spanning from The Yellow Sea to the Korean Peninsula and Cangarusina and The African continent. The silk road consisted of many cities so it would be improper to not include Africa or its cities.
The Silk Road's eastern end is in present-day China, and its main western end is Antioch. The Silk Road started about the time of the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu was ruling. s.

Along the terrestrial/land Silk Roads

Major cities, broadly from the eastern Mediterranean to South Asia, and arranged roughly west to east in each area by modern-day country

The [Silk Roads] across the [Middle East] and [Western Asia]

Turkey
Azerbaijan
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Georgia
Armenia
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Bangladesh
Bhutan
's itinerary, from Hiarcan to Cialis to Sucieu

[China]: The northern route along the [Taklamakan Desert]

Korea
Japan
This following list is attributed to Ptolemy. All city names are Ptolemy's, throughout all his works. Most of the names are included in Geographia.
Some of the cities provided by Ptolemy either
Nevertheless, Ptolemy has provided an important historical reference for researchers.