Miran (Xinjiang) - Wikipedia
Fresco from an ancient stupa, Miran. Artifacts found in Miran, Xinjiang demonstrate the extensive and sophisticated trade connections these ancient towns had with places as far away as the Mediterranean Sea. Archaeological evidence from Miran shows the influence of Buddhism on artistic work as early as the first century BC. Artistic aspects of the paintings found there suggest that Miran had a direct connection with Rome and its provinces.
Miran (Xinjiang) - Wikipedia
Miran is an ancient oasis town located on the southern rim of the Taklamakan Desert in China, along the famous trade route known as the Silk Road where the Lop Nur desert meets the Altun Shan mountains. 2000 years ago a river flowed from the mountain. Miran had a sophisticated irrigation system. Excavations have uncovered an extensive Buddhist monastic site from the 2nd to 5th centuries AD, as well as Miran fort which was a Tibetan settlement during the 8th and 9th centuries AD.
Yuezhi - Wikipedia
The Yuezhi 月氏 were a nomad people roaming Central Asia between the 2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE. The Chinese called them "the Great Yuezhi". They may have been the same as or closely related to the Tocharians originally settling in the arid grasslands of the eastern Tarim Basin area, in what is today Xinjiang and western Gansu, China, before they migrated to Transoxiana, Bactria and then northern South Asia, where they may have had a part in forming the Kushan Empire.
Yuezhi - Wikipedia
The Yuezhi 月氏 were a nomad people roaming Central Asia between the 2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE. The Chinese called them "the Great Yuezhi". They may have been the same as or closely related to the Tocharians originally settling in the arid grasslands of the eastern Tarim Basin area, in what is today Xinjiang and western Gansu, China, before they migrated to Transoxiana, Bactria and then northern South Asia, where they may have had a part in forming the Kushan Empire.
The Burana Tower is a large minaret in the Chuy Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan. It is located about 80 km east of the country's capital Bishkek. The tower, along with grave markers, some earthworks and the remnants of a castle and three mausoleums, is all that remains of the ancient city of Balasagun,which was established by the Karakhanids at the end of the 9th century. An external staircase and steep, winding stairway inside the tower enables visitors to climb to the top.
Stairway. The Burana Tower is a large minaret in the Chuy Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan. It is located about 80 km east of the country's capital Bishkek. The tower, along with grave markers, some earthworks and the remnants of a castle and three mausoleums, is all that remains of the ancient city of Balasagun,[1] which was established by the Karakhanids at the end of the 9th century. An external staircase and steep, winding stairway inside the tower enables visitors to climb to the top.
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The Burana Tower is a large minaret in the Chuy Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan. It is located about 80 km east of the country's capital Bishkek. The tower, along with grave markers, some earthworks and the remnants of a castle and three mausoleums, is all that remains of the ancient city of Balasagun,[1] which was established by the Karakhanids at the end of the 9th century. An external staircase and steep, winding stairway inside the tower enables visitors to climb to the top.
Islam Khjoa Minaret, Khiva: "Rather more graceful looking is the slim Islam Khoja Minaret (1910), which adjoins the Islam Khoja Madrassa. Almost 60m tall, it is just 2m shorter than the Kalyon Minar in Bukhara, but it looks taller due to the tapered shape and the varying widths of the yellow and blue-green stripes. It is possible to climb the 120 steps to the top, where you are following in the footsteps of the city’s watchmen." Uzbekistan: The Bradt Guide www.bradtguides.com
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