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İpek Yolunda Kaşgar
Kashgar on the Silk Road

Author(s): Mahire Özçalik
Subject(s): Agriculture, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Silk Road; Kashgar; Landscape;

Summary/Abstract: Kashgar, which is the most important city of the agricultural basin in the west of the East Turkisan region. Kashgar has been the economic center of the agricultural basin since the first era and became the most important stop and capital of the historical silk road. On the other hand, the location of the two silk roads meet and the role of transport between China and Central Asia has made Kashgar an important trading center since ancient times. In this work, first of all, The history of Kashgar is briefly mentioned. In the second part, Kashgar's historical caravan routes are mentioned. In the third chapter, In the third chapter, the importance of Kashgar in the Silk road is briefly mentioned. In the fourth chapter, Kashgar, which has a rich history and rich cultural background, emphasized the necessity of securing the sustainability of these values and establishing circles with original values and transferring them to future generations by making a general evaluation about today's environment management.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 27-30
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Turkish