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Mary, formerly named Merv, Meru, and Margiana, is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It is the capital…

Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan. It’s known for its white marble buildings and grandiose national monuments. To the northwest, the sprawling…

Daşoguz, formerly known as Tashauz and Dashkhovuz, is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. The Uzbekistan border is about…

Tash Rabat is a well-preserved 15th century stone caravanserai in At Bashy district, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan located at an altitude of 3,200 meters…

Tashkurgan is the principal town and seat of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China…

Kashgar is a city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in China’s far west. It was a stop on the Silk Road, with its history stretching over 2,000…

Turpan, also known as Turfan or Tulufan, is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China…

Dunhuang is a city in China’s northwestern Gansu Province, on the edge of the Gobi Desert. Once a frontier garrison on the Silk Road, it’s known today…

Jiayuguan is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Gansu province, with a population of 231,853 as of 2010. It is most famous for the nearby Jiayu Pass,…

Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, the People’s Republic of China, bordering Qinghai province to the west.…