The Silk Road's eastern end is in present-day China, and its main western end is Antioch. The Silk Road started about the time of the Han dynasty, when Emperor Wu was ruling.[1]
The chain of cities along the northern route along the Taklamakan, probably based on Bento de Góis's itinerary, from Hiarcan (Yarkand) to Cialis (Karasahr or Korla) to Sucieu (Suzhou, Gansu)
China: The northern route along the Taklamakan Desert
Map of eastern Xinjiang with prehistoric sites and the courses of the Folke Bergman, 1939
This following list is attributed to Ptolemy. All city names are Ptolemy's, throughout all his works. Most of the names are included in Geographia.
Some of the cities provided by Ptolemy either: no longer exist today or have moved to different locations.
Nevertheless, Ptolemy has provided an important historical reference for researchers.
Garraty, John A. and Peter Gay, eds. The Columbia History of the World. New York: Dorset Press by arrangement with Harper & Row, 1981. ISBN978-0-88029-004-3. Originally published New York: Harper & Row, 1972. p. 129.
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