Statues of camels and camel drivers on Silk Road monument near the Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Statue of Amir Timur, also known as Temur and Tamerlane, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Statue of Al Khwarizmi, a ninth century mathematician, Ichan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan

Chinese woman using a bow and arrow at the Jiayuguan Fortress with two gatehouses at the western end of the Great Wall of China, Silk Road, Gansu, China, Asia

Historic grave stone, balbal, in Balasagun, silk road, Kyrgyzstan

Historic grave stone, balbal, in Balasagun, silk road, Kyrgyzstan

Jiayuguan fortress with two gatehouses at the western end of the Great Wall, Silk Road, Gansu, China, Asia

Interior cupola of Gur Emir, Gur-Amir, Guri Amir mausoleum, tomb of Timur, Temur, Tamerlane, Samarkand, Silk Road, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Gur Emir, Gur-Amir, Guri Amir mausoleum, tomb of Timur, Temur, Tamerlane, Samarkand, Silk Road, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Historic Chor Bakr memorial complex, Sumitan near Bukhara, Buchara, Silk Road, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Gur Emir, Gur-Amir, Guri Amir mausoleum, grave of Timur, Temur, Tamerlane, Samarkand, Silk Road, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Jiayuguan fortress at the western end of the Great Wall, Silk Road, Gansu, China, Asia

Jiayuguan fortress with gatehouse at the western end of the Great Wall, Silk Road, Gansu, China, Asia