Where you go

Central Asia, country by country

Five countries along the Silk Road, and the cities that made it. Each guide is written by people who live on the road between them — what to see, when to come, and which tours pass through.

Uzbekistan

5 cities

The heart of the Silk Road, in turquoise and dust

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Kazakhstan

2 cities

Steppe, canyons and the space between things

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Kyrgyzstan

2 cities

Mountains, lake water and a country that camps for the summer

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Tajikistan

2 cities

The Pamir Highway, and the mountains it was built for

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Turkmenistan

2 cities

A gas crater, a marble capital, and a desert almost nobody crosses

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