Ruined caravanserai on old Silk Route, near Natanz, Iran, Middle East

Ruined city of Jiaohe, Turpan on the Silk Route, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Emin Minaret, Turpan on the Silk Route, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Detail of monument to Silk Route Travellers, Uzbekistan, CIS, Central Asia, Asia

Emin Minaret, Turpan on the Silk Route UNESCO World Heritage Site, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Mural of Tamerlane, also known as Amir Timur or Timur the Great, at Tamerlane Museum,Uzbekistan.

Registan Square,Samarkand,on the ancient Silk Route, Uzbekistan.

View over the blue cupolas of Mir-i Arab Madrasah and roofs of the city from minaret Kalon Bukhara Uzbekistan

High walls with battlement Ko\'xna Ark fortress old town Khiva Uzbekistan

Battlement at the curved bastions of the city wall Ko\'xna Ark Itchan Kala Khiva Uzbekistan

Human silhouettes against sunlight in the Ota Darvoza Gate in the old town Khiva Uzbekistan

Colourful dressed women necropolis Shah-i-Zinda Samarkand Uzbekistan

Young women dancing in arches of Madrasah Tilla-kari Registan Samarkand Uzbekistan

Colourful dressed women necropolis Shah-i-Zinda Samarkand Uzbekistan

Burana Tower, remains of Karakhanid Minaret, histroic ancient city of Balasagun on the Silk Road, Balbals, historic tombstones in the shape of human faces, near Tokmok, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Tent under a rainbow over meadow, Naryn gorge, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Burana Tower, remains of Karakhanid Minaret, histroic ancient city of Balasagun on the Silk Road, Balbals, historic tombstones in the shape of human faces, near Tokmok, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Aerial view of sand dunes with caravan route in the Gobi desert, silk road, Dunhuang, Gansu, China, Asia

Burana Tower, remains of Karakhanid Minaret, histroic ancient city of Balasagun on the Silk Road, Balbals, historic tombstones in the shape of human faces, near Tokmok, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Settlement along a mountain river Naryn, Naryn gorge, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Old wooden bridge over a Mountain river, Naryn gorge, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Aerial view of sand dunes in the Gobi desert with caravan route, Silk Road, Dunhuang, Gansu, China, Asia

Aerial view of sand dunes with caravan route in the Gobi desert, silk road, Dunhuang, Gansu, China, Asia

Mountain landscape at Naryn River, Naryn gorge, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. A group of novice monks pose for a portrait at The Drukpa Kagyud Primary School. The school is part of Hemis Buddhist Monastery located 45 kilometers from Leh in Ladakh, Northern India.

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. A portrait of a novice monk of The Drukpa Kagyud Primary School. The school is part of Hemis Buddhist Monastery located 45 kilometers from Leh in Ladakh, Northern India.

Islam Khoja Minaret, Ichan Kala Old City, Khiva, Kizilkum Desert, Khwarezm Region, Uzbekistan

CHINA Gansu Jiayuguan The fortress at the western end of the Great Wall with snow capped mountains behind Silk Road Route

CHINA Gansu Dunhuang Silk Route. Line of camels on ridge sillhouetted at dawn pink & purple sky