Cities along the Silk Road
Along the continental Silk Road
From Istanbul, Turkey to Yazd, Iran:
- Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey
- Bursa, Turkey
- Beypazarı, Turkey
- Antioch, Turkey
- Konya, Turkey
- Adana, Turkey
- Aleppo, Syria
- following the river Euphrates until Fallujah
- 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):
- Merv, Turkmenistan
- Urgench, Turkmenistan
- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Khujand, Tajikistan
- Istaravshan, Tajikistan
- Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
- Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan
- Ürümqi, China
Ruins of Muhammad II's palace in Old Urgench.
From Yazd, Iran to Kashi, China:
- Herat, Afghanistan
- Bamyan, Afghanistan
- the famous Buddhas of Bamyan destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Peshawar, Pakistan
- Ahmedabad, India
- Mumbai, India
- Kashi (or Kashgar), China
From Kabul, Afghanistan to Arabian Sea port at Debal, Pakistan
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Peshawar, Pakistan
- Taxila, Pakistan
- Multan, Pakistan
- Debal, Pakistan
- Egypt
- Babylon
- Arabia
- Persia
- India
- Ceylon
The northern route along the Taklamakan Desert from Kashi, China to Anxi, China:
- Li Jien. An ancient, possibly Roman settlement.
- Aksu, China
- Kuqa or Kucha, China
- Korla, China
- Jiaohe, China
- Loulan, China
- Turpan or Turfan, China
- Gaochang
- Kumul/Hami, China
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi in the town of Hazrat-e Turkestan. Built by Timur in the 1390s.
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)
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- Debal
- Ningbo
- Quanzhou
- Guangzhou
- Colombo
- Goa
- Mumbai
- Cochin
- Masulipatnam
- Lothal
- Astrakhan
- Derbent
- Muscat
- Aden
- Suez
- Ayas
- Venice Italy
- Rome Italy
On Southeast Asia
- Kedah (Early history of Kedah)
- Langkasuka
- Ligor
- Chi Tu
- Gangga Nagara
- Malacca
- Pan Pan
- Funan
- Vijaya of Champa
- Chenla
- Khmer / Kambuja
- Hoi An
- Srivijaya
- Pasai
- Perlak
- Hanoi
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 - 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.
- Red Sea - Adulis, Aualites, Berenica, Malao, Muza, Myos Hormos, Ocalis, Ptolemais Theron.