Central Asian Civilization: The Silk Road and The Arab Caliphate
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https://doi.org/10.55640/jsshrf-06-06-19Keywords:
Silk Road, urban planning, caravanseraiAbstract
This article reveals the history of relations between the peoples inhabiting the vast region of Central Asia, connected by a single artery of the Great Silk Road. This region experienced an intensive integration of economic, trade,cultural, and urban planning values. The influence of the political situation during different eras of the Great Silk Road on changing caravan routes is emphasized. The features of city design and planning that arose from active trade—stimulating the development of craft production, agriculture, and animal husbandry—are examined. The mutual influence of construction traditions from various Central Asian countries on the formation of caravanserai architecture has been studied in detail. Terms used for inns in Central Asia, such as caravanserai, khan, funduq, etc., are explained. The origins and development of inn architecture from ancient times to the classical style formed during the Arab Caliphate are considered.
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