Europe - Asia
Cities along the Silk Road
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Along the continental Silk Road
From Istanbul, Turkey to Yazd, Iran:
Ramadi,
Iraq
Fallujah, Iraq
Abu Ghraib, Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq
Baquba, Iraq
Kermanshah,
Iran
Hamadan, Iran
Ray, Iran
Tehran, Iran
Hecatompylos
(was probably located near
Damghan), Iran
Sabzevar, Iran
Neyshabur, Iran
Yazd, Iran
From Yazd, Iran to Turpan, China
(See below: northern route along the Taklamakan desert):
From Yazd, Iran to Kashi, China:
From Kabul, Afghanistan to Arabian Sea port at Debal, Pakistan
The northern route along the
Taklamakan Desert from Kashi, China to Anxi, China:
The southern route along the
Taklamakan desert from Kashi, China to Anxi, China:
From Anxi, China to Xi'an, China:
Korea
Japan
Along the Silk Road (of the sea)
On 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historical reference for researchers.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.)
- East -
Akhmim,
Aromaton Emporion,
Axum,
Coloe,
Dongola,
Juba,
Maji,
Opone,
Panopolis,
Sarapion,
Sennar.
- North -
Caesarea,
Carthage,
Cyrene,
Leptis Magna,
Murzuk,
Sijilmassa,
Tamanrasset,
Tingis.
- India -
Argaru, Astakapra, Bacare, Balita, Barake,
Barbaricum,
Byzantion,
Colchi, Erannoboas, Horaia, Kalliena, Mandagora, Melizeigara,
Muziris,
Naura,
Nelcynda, Paethana, Palaepatmae, Palaesimundu,
Poduca, Semylla, Sopatma, Suppara, Tagara, Tymdis.
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