The cities and routes of the Great Silk Road (On Central Asia documents)

The cities and routes of the Great Silk Road (On Central Asia documents)

Era: Buryakov Y.F., BaipakovK.M.,Tashbayeva K.I., Yakubov Y.;
Country : Uzbekistan;

Present publication is focused on the history of the cities and urban cultures of the Central Asian Region on the Great Silk Road. Its authors have attempted to localize the ancient and medieval cities with the use of the new historical, archaeological and topographic data, as well as medieval written sources. Publication also concentrates on such issues as location of the mountain passes, architectural features and inner topography of caravanserais.