Thursday, May 18, 2006

Silk Road

Baghran, Afghanistan is north of Kabul which is the captial of the country. Both are located on the eastern side of Afghanistan near the boarder with Pakistan. Of particular note is that my present location in Baghran is just north of one of the routes of the ancient Silk Roads which was a major trading route in the Middle East. The Silk Road in Afghanistan passes through the following cities moving from the east to the west; Jalalabad, Kowt-e Ashrow, Chagharan, Herat and Kohsan where it then enters Iran. I'll have to do some research on the Silk Road, anyone out there know a good starting place on the internet?

1 comment:

Satori said...

Afghanistan stands on the historic Silk Road, a trade route that once stretched from Japan to Rome. The term "Silk Road" refers to a series of routes that crisscrossed Eurasia from the first millennium B.C. through the middle of the second millennium.

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