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This articles lists cities located along the
Silk Road . The Silk Road was a network of
ancient trade routes which connected Europe with China, spanning from the
Mediterranean Sea to the
Korean Peninsula and
Japan .
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. [
citation needed ]
The
Silk Road .
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
Georgia
Armenia
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Central Asia
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Southern Routes and South Asia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Bangladesh
Bhutan
The chain of cities along the northern route along the Taklamakan, probably based on
Bento de Góis 's itinerary, from
Hiarcan (Yarkand) to
Cialis (Karasahr or Korla) to
Sucieu (Suzhou, Gansu)
China: The northern route along the Taklamakan Desert
Map of eastern
Xinjiang with prehistoric sites and the courses of the
Folke Bergman , 1939
China: The southern route along the Taklamakan Desert
China: From Anxi/Dunhuang to Chang'an (Xi'an)
The ruins of a
Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) Chinese
watchtower made of
rammed earth at Dunhuang, Gansu province, the eastern edge of the Silk Road
The eastern routes
Korea
Japan
Along the Indian Ocean trade routes
Pakistan
China
Korea
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
India
Tamralipta , West Bengal, India
Poompuhar , Tamil Nadu, India
Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India
Korkai , Tamil Nadu, India
Muziris , Kerala, India
Goa ,
India
Mumbai , Maharashtra,
India
Cochin , Kerala,
India
Masulipatnam , Andhra Pradesh,
India
Lothal , Gujarat,
India
Ukraine
Sudak , Ukraine
Russia
Oman
Yemen
Somalia
Egypt
Turkey
Italy
In Southeast Asia
List of Ptolemy
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: no longer exist today or have moved to different locations.
Nevertheless, Ptolemy has provided an important historical reference for researchers.
(This list has been alphabetized. )
Africa
East Africa –
Akhmim ,
Aromaton Emporion ,
Axum ,
Coloe ,
Dongola ,
Juba ,
Maji ,
Opone ,
Panopolis ,
Sarapion ,
Sennar .
North Africa –
Caesarea ,
Carthage ,
Cyrene ,
Leptis Magna ,
Murzuk ,
Sijilmassa ,
Tamanrasset ,
Tingis .
Arabia –
Cane ,
Eudaemon Arabia ,
Mocha ,
Mosylon ,
Sanaʽa ,
Zafār (Saphar) ,
Saue .
Bangladesh –
Sounagaora .
China –
Cattigara ,
Chengdu ,
Kaifeng ,
Kitai ,
Kunming ,
Yarkand .
Europe –
Aquileia ,
Athens ,
Augusta Treverorum (
Trier ),
Gades (
Cadiz ),
Ostia .
India –
Argaru ,
Astakapra ,
Bacare ,
Balita ,
Barake ,
Byzantion ,
Colchi ,
Erannoboas ,
Horaia ,
Kalliena ,
Mandagora ,
Melizeigara ,
Muziris ,
korkai ,
Poompuhar ,
Naura ,
Nelcynda ,
Paethana (
Paithan ),
Palaepatmae ,
Palaesimundu ,
Poduca ,
Semylla ,
Sopatma ,
Suppara (
Nalasopara ),
Tagara ,
Tymdis .
Pakistan –
Barbaricum ,
Peshawer ,
Taxilla
Persia –
Alexandria Areion ,
Kandahar ,
Persepolis .
Persian Gulf –
Apologos ,
Asabon ,
Charax ,
Gerrha (or Gerra) ,
Ommana .
Red Sea –
Adulis ,
Aualites ,
Berenica ,
Malao , ancient
Berbera ,
Muza ,
Myos Hormos ,
Ocalis ,
Ptolemais Theron .
Southeast Asia –
Kattigara (
Oc Eo ),
Thaton ,
Trang .
Unknown –
Ecbatana (located in either modern
Iran or
Syria ),
Jiaohei .
References