The old trade routes of the silk road give travellers endless options to explore central Asia, from lake-scattered mountain plateaus to ornate mausoleum complexes and lively cities packed with soviet architecture.
TORONTO: I had only ever heard of Samarkand a 7th-century city on the Silk Road, the famous trade route running from China to the Mediterranean in history class. And it was the allure of the ancient Silk Road that took me there. Present-day Samarkand in Uzbekistan still bears traces of its former status as part of the Soviet Union, and the city is influenced, both
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