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Samarkand
Timur's turquoise capital at the heart of the Silk Road.
Silk Road
Caravan cities of turquoise domes, scholars and traders, strung between China and the West.
4 cities
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Samarkand
Timur's turquoise capital at the heart of the Silk Road.
UNESCO
Merv
Seljuk capital that was briefly the largest city in the world.
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Bukhara
The holy city of scholars, home town of Imam al-Bukhari.
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Chang’an (Xi’an)
Eastern gate of the Silk Road and capital of the Han and Tang.