Samarkand in Uzbekistan and Merv in Turkmenistan are among the ten largest cities of the Silk Road. This was reported by The Collector, an online publication dedicated to the humanities and culture. ⠀ Samarkand, known in ancient times as Marakanda, was founded around 2,750 years ago and became a major centre of Sogdian trade. From late antiquity through the Middle Ages, Sogdian merchants organised long-distance trade in luxury goods, linking China, Persia, and the Mediterranean. Even after the c

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