The name ‘Silk Road’ evokes images of Marco Polo and endless camel caravans stretching from Beijing to Baghdad and on to the Venetian Lagoon. But the fact is there was no single, definitive trail.
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Afghanistan’s Road to Nowhere, and the Central Asian Way Around It
Central Asia’s investment in Afghanistan could reduce the region’s dependence on Russia without US recognition of the Afghan ...
A trip starting in the former Soviet state's capital Tashkent reveals architecture, art and food shaped by centuries of ...
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 2025 (IPS) - Once landlocked, now connected, the UN Global Compact has bridged the gap between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East: having many call it the “New Silk Road”. On ...
Beneath the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul in eastern Kyrgyzstan lie the remains of a city that once flourished along one of history’s great trading networks. The ancient settlement is believed to have sunk ...
The silkworm moth, whose caterpillars have been used in silk production since antiquity, may have been brought to southern Central Asia 4,000 years ago—nearly 2,000 years earlier than previously ...
TORU-AYGYR, Kyrgyzstan: The sun had barely risen, but diving volunteer Elizaveta Bodrova was already raring to plunge into the cold waters of Lake Issyk-Kul, where the ruins of a once-thriving city ...
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