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7</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/salkyn-tor-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salkyn-Tor 6</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/salkyn-tor-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salkyn-Tor 5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/salkyn-tor-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salkyn-Tor 4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/salkyn-tor-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salkyn-Tor 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/salkyn-tor-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salkyn-Tor 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/salkyn-tor-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Salkyn-Tor 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5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/besh-tash-lake-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Besh Tash Lake Map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/besh-tash-lake-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Besh Tash Lake 4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/besh-tash-lake-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Besh Tash Lake 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/besh-tash-lake-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Besh Tash Lake 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/besh-tash-lake-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Besh Tash Lake 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5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shah-fazil-mausoleum-31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shah-Fazil Mausoleum 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shah-fazil-mausoleum-21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shah-Fazil Mausoleum 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shah-fazil-mausoleum-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shah-Fazil Mausoleum 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shah-fazil-mausoleum-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shah-Fazil Mausoleum 6</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/saimaluu-tash-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ancient pictograms</image:title><image:caption>Rocks with ancient pictograms engraved on Saimaluu Tash site in Kyrgyzstan</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/saimaluu-tash-11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ancient pictograms</image:title><image:caption>Close up of ancient pictograms engraved on rock on Saimaluu Tash site in Kyrgyzstan</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/saimaluu-tash-10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saimaluu Tash 10</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/saimaluu-tash-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saimaluu Tash 6</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/saimaluu-tash-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Saimaluu Tash 3</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-03T06:33:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/kyrgyz-adventure/osh-adventure-experience/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-02T16:36:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/uzbekistan/bukhara/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ismail-samani-mausoleum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ismail Samani Mausoleum</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/medrese_mir_arab.jpg</image:loc><image:title>medrese_mir_arab</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/boukhara_4654a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Boukhara_4654a</image:title><image:caption>Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Spices and silk 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Wiki</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-17T00:32:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/kyrgyzstan/osh-region/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/alay-valley.png</image:loc><image:title>Alay Valley</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/alay-valley-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alay Valley 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/abshir-ata-falls-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abshir Ata Falls Map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/abshir-ata-falls-google-earth.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abshir Ata Falls Google Earth</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/osh-region-google-earth.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Osh Region Google Earth</image:title><image:caption>The city of Osh and most people in the region live in the flat northern part of the Oblast, on the edge of the Fergana Valley. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/osh-region-google-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Osh Region Google Map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/high_asia_mountain_ranges.jpg</image:loc><image:title>High_Asia_Mountain_Ranges</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/abshir-ata-falls-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abshir Ata Falls 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/abshir-ata-falls-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abshir Ata Falls 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/abshir-ata-falls-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Abshir Ata Falls 1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-16T23:46:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/china/kashgar/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/id-kah-mosque.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Id Kah Mosque</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/id-kah-mosque-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Id Kah Mosque 1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-16T23:05:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/osh-jalal-abad-uzgen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whatsapp-image-2018-04-28-at-03-28-34.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>WhatsApp Image 2018-04-28 at 03.28.34</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whatsapp-image-2018-04-28-at-03-28-29.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>WhatsApp Image 2018-04-28 at 03.28.29</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180504-wa0006a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180504-WA0006a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180504-wa0000a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180504-WA0000a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180503-wa0021a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180503-WA0021a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180503-wa0020a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180503-WA0020a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180503-wa0019a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180503-WA0019a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180503-wa0017a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180503-WA0017a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180503-wa0016a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180503-WA0016a</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-16T22:24:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/kyrgyzstan/osh/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sulaiman_too_mosque_osh2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sulaiman_Too_Mosque_Osh</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sulaiman_too_mosque_osh1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sulaiman_Too_Mosque_Osh</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/things-to-do-in-osh-from-space.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Things to do in Osh from space</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sulaiman_too_mosque_osh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sulaiman_Too_Mosque_Osh</image:title><image:caption>Salaiman (Sulayman (Solomon) is a prophet in the Qur'an, and the mountain contains a shrine that marks his grave. Women who ascend to the shrine on top and crawl though an opening across the holy rock will, according to legend, give birth to healthy children. 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Turks</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/turkic-khanate.png</image:loc><image:title>Turkic Khanate</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/turkic-khanate-2.png</image:loc><image:title>Turkic Khanate 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/western-turkic-khaganate.png</image:loc><image:title>Western Turkic Khaganate</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-10T12:08:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/19/protectorate-general-to-pacify-the-west/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/protectorate-to-pacify-the-west-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Protectorate to Pacify the West 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4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/modern-zoroastrians-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Modern Zoroastrians 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/modern-zoroastrians-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Modern Zoroastrians (2)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kurds-abandoning-islam-and-going-back-to-zoroastrianism.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kurds-abandoning-islam-and-going-back-to-Zoroastrianism</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-09T14:38:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/civilizations/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/greco-bactrian-kingdom-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 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Map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-08T22:36:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/uzbekistan/samarkind/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/samarkind-tiles.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Samarkind Tiles</image:title><image:caption>Samarkind Tiles</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-08T22:36:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/01/sogdians/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/an-lushans-rebellion-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An Lushan's Rebellion Map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/an-lushans-rebellion.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An Lushan's Rebellion</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/panjakent-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panjakent 5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/panjakent-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panjakent 4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/panjakent-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panjakent 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/panjakent-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panjakent 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/panjakent-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Panjakent 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nauruz-celebration-when-zoroastrianism.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nauruz 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Caliphs</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-08T22:35:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/silk-road/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/colored-silk-made-between-700-800.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Colored silk made between 700-800</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-08T21:45:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/10/07/khanate-of-bukhara/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-08T14:30:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/10/07/kazakh-khanate/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/kerei-khan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kerei Khan</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/kazakh-batyr_s-armour.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kazakh batyr_s armour</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/janibek-khan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Janibek Khan</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-07T22:34:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/10/07/khanate-of-kokand/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/khanate-of-kokand-map-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Khanate of Kokand Map 4</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-07T17:37:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/uzbekistan/kokand/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kokand-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kokand 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jummi-mosque.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jummi Mosque</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/palace-of-khudayar-khanc2a02.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Palace of Khudayar Khan 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kokand-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kokand 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Turkestan 1900</image:title><image:caption>Rusian Turkestan in 1900</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ili-river-basin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ili RIver Basin</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/conquest-of-turkmenistan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Conquest of Turkmenistan</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/russian-troops-taking-samarkand-in-1868.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Russian troops taking Samarkand in 1868</image:title><image:caption>Russian troops taking Samarkand in 1868</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/the-defeat-of-kokand-and-bokhara.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The defeat of Kokand and Bokhara</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/russian-expansion-along-the-mountains-of-kyrgystan-1854-1864.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Russian expansion along the mountains of Kyrgystan 1854-1864</image:title><image:caption>Russian expansion along the mountains of Kyrgystan 1854-1864</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/syr-darya-line-and-battles-of-ak-meche.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Syr-Darya Line and Battles of Ak Meche</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-06T02:26:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/10/06/russian-conquest-of-central-asia/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-06T01:19:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/10/05/sintashta-culture/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/andronovo_culture.png</image:loc><image:title>Andronovo_culture</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/from_corded_ware_to_sintashta.jpg</image:loc><image:title>From_Corded_Ware_to_Sintashta</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-05T22:57:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/10/02/bronze-age-central-asia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/altyn-arashan-45.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Altyn 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Age</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-05T22:52:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/08/21/kurmanjan-datka/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/karl-mannerhein-left-and-kurmanjan-datka.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Karl Mannerhein (left) and Kurmanjan Datka</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-05T22:40:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/silk-road-countries/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/demographic-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Demographic Map</image:title><image:caption>Current Central Asian Democraphics
 The white areas of the map are desert and mountains and are not populated</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-05T17:42:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/babur-2/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-28T20:44:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/28/mughal-empire/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mughal-empire-during-akbar-period.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mughal-Empire-during-Akbar-Period</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/turkestan-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Turkestan Map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-28T20:11:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/28/babur/</loc><lastmod>2018-10-06T03:36:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/28/the-memoirs-of-babur/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-28T19:13:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/28/greco-bactrian-kingdom/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-28T00:34:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/kyrgyzstan/chuy-region/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/li-bai-7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Li Bai 7</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/li-bai-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Li Bai 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the Seleucid Empire, a diadochi successor state to the empire created by Alexander the Great</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sogdian_tribute_bearers_on_the_apadana_staircase.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sogdian_Tribute_Bearers_on_the_Apadana_Staircase</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/europe.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Europe</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-25T16:24:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/23/nestorians/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-24T23:13:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/24/transoxania/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-24T23:08:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/osh-hotels/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-23T00:14:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/osh-food/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180429-wa00031.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180429-WA0003</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-23T00:13:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/silk-road-countries/kazakhstan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ili-river.png</image:loc><image:title>Ili River</image:title><image:caption>The Ili River and its tributaries drain into  Lake Balkhash which has no outlet.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/berel-global-earth.png</image:loc><image:title>Berel Global Earth</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/aisha-bibi-mausoleum1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aisha Bibi Mausoleum</image:title><image:caption>Aisha Bibi Mausoleum Taraz</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/khorgos-location.png</image:loc><image:title>khorgos-location</image:title><image:caption>Khorgos is being developed as the most inland port in the world at transfer shipping containers from Chinese guage railway to  the slightly wider Russian guage 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Image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-21T20:24:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/blog/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-21T20:23:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/19/achaemenid-empire/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/afrasiyab.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Afrasiyab</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arrian.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arrian</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cavalryman-on-the-alexander-sarcophagus-from-sidon-e1537448376218.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/alexandri-anabasis-1575.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alexandri anabasis, 1575</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/achaemenid-empire-northeast-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Achaemenid Empire Northeast Map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/achaemenid-empire-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Achaemenid Empire Map</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/syr-darya-at-kyzylorda-kazakhstan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SONY DSC</image:title><image:caption>Syr Darya at Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/looking-at-the-amu-darya-from-turkmenistan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Looking at the Amu Darya from Turkmenistan</image:title><image:caption>Amu Darya in Turkmenistan</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-20T13:34:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/silk-road-countries/kazakhstan/talgar/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/the-site-of-talgar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Site of Talgar</image:title><image:caption>The Site of Talgar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/talgar-mountains.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Talgar Mountains</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/talgar1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Talgar1</image:title><image:caption>Modern town of Talgar</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-20T00:31:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/kyrgyzstan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tian-shan-mountains-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tian Shan Mountains 2</image:title><image:caption>The Tian Shan mountains are among the highest peaks in the world and run between China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan. Source: https://www.dkfindout.com/us/earth/mountains/tien-shan/</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/karasuu-bazaar-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Karasuu Bazaar 4</image:title><image:caption>Karasuu Bazaar near Osh</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nomad-games-archers-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad Games Archers 1</image:title><image:caption>Archers performing at the shore of Lake Issyk Kul where the Nomad Games will be held in September 2018. Source: http://www.rejectedprincesses.com/blog/world-nomad-games</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whatsapp-image-2018-04-28-at-03-29-41.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>WhatsApp Image 2018-04-28 at 03.29.41</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-19T22:01:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/05/17/world-nomad-games-2018/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/er-enish.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Er Enish</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T16:14:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/04/24/china/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shanghai-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shanghai 4</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T16:13:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/05/02/food/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-20180429-wa0003.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180429-WA0003</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T16:13:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/05/02/scythians/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scythian-jewelry.png</image:loc><image:title>Scythian Jewelry</image:title><image:caption>Detail of a Scythian gold pectoral, featuring two griffins attacking a horse. No date given. Currently located in the National Museum of History of Ukraine</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/persian-ornament.jpg</image:loc><image:title>persian-ornament</image:title><image:caption>Scythian Diadem | IV century BC. Diameter 10,1cm. Persian golden Bracelet. V century BC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T16:12:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/05/2018-nomad-games-arm-wrestling/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/myrza-bilalov.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Myrza Bilalov</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 14</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 13</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 11</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 10</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 9</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 8</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 12</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 7</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/arm-wrestling-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arm Wrestling 6</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T16:10:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/08/24/ancient-kyrgyz/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/altay-republic.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Altay Republic</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/altai-krai.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Altai Krai</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/d185d0b0d0bad0b0d181d18b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tuva.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tuva</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/altay-sayan_map_en.png</image:loc><image:title>Altay-Sayan_map_en</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T16:09:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/08/24/karakhanids/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kara-khanid_khanate.png</image:loc><image:title>Kara-Khanid_Khanate</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/altai_mountains.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Altai_Mountains</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/transoxiana_8th_century-svg.png</image:loc><image:title>Transoxiana_8th_century.svg</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T14:01:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/08/30/iron-age-kurgans/</loc><lastmod>2018-09-16T13:59:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/09/04/2018-nomad-games-opening-ceremonies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 100</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-95.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 95</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-92.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 92</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-81.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 81</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 28</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-26a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 26a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 25</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 24</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 22</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nomad-20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nomad 20</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-16T13:58:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/fergana-valley/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fergana-valley-map.png</image:loc><image:title>Fergana Valley Map</image:title><image:caption>The Khujand Gates to Fergana Valley are famous in antiquity,  Khujand is likely the site of </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-14T20:29:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/tajikistan/khujand/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/map_of_the_achaemenid_empire.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire</image:title><image:caption>1923 map showing the Achaemenid empire at its greatest extent. 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south.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bactriamap.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BactriaMap</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sogdiana-300bce.png</image:loc><image:title>Sogdiana-300BCE</image:title><image:caption>Sogdiana, c. 300 BC, then under the Seleucid Empire, a diadochi successor state to the empire created by Alexander the Great</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/khwarezmian_empire_1190_-_1220_ad.png</image:loc><image:title>Khwarezmian_Empire_1190_-_1220_(AD)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kushanmap.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kushanmap</image:title><image:caption>Kushan territories (full line) and maximum extent of Kushan dominions under Kanishka the Great (dotted line), according to the Rabatak inscription</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/greco-bactriankingdommap.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Greco-BactrianKingdomMap</image:title><image:caption>Approximate maximum extent of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 180 BC, including the regions of Tapuria and Traxiane to the West, Sogdiana and Ferghana to the north, Bactria and Arachosia to the south</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/transoxiana-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Transoxiana Map</image:title><image:caption>Transoxiana</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hunting_party_with_the_sultan_jean_baptiste_vanmour_18th_century.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hunting_Party_with_the_Sultan_Jean_Baptiste_Vanmour_18th_century</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-01T15:40:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/kyrgyzstan/bishkek/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-archa-gorge-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Archa Gorge 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-too-square-8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Too Square 8</image:title><image:caption>People come out, especially in late evenings to watch the world go by.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-too-square-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Too Square 5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-too-square-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Too Square 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-too-square-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Too Square 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-too-square-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Too Square 6</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-too-square-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Too Square 4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ala-too-square-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ala-Too Square 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bishkek-map-zoom-with-mountains.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bishkek Map Zoom with Mountains</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bishkek-issyk-kul-map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bishkek Issyk Kul Map</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-20T20:11:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/tours/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shepards-life.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shepard's Life</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cbt-offiice-karakol1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CBT Offiice Karakol</image:title><image:caption>CBT Offiice Karakol</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-30T17:56:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/05/06/djailoo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/djailoo-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Djailoo 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/djailoo-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Djailoo 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yurt-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yurt 1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-05-06T19:09:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/2018/04/24/the-journey-begins/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/silk-road.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Silk Road</image:title><image:caption>Silk Road</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pexels-photo-57690.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Placeholder Image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-05-02T20:30:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://silkroadresearch.blog</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2025-04-30T04:04:17+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
