The Silk Road led to the change of old religions in surrounding regions ranging from Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent. Eventually, Islam became the most prominent religion on the Silk ...

Steer’s awe-inspiring photographs capture contemporary views of life along a series of 1,500-year-old trade routes.

Once a vital location on the Silk Road, the town offered connectivity ... hugged by three majestic medieval madrassas, or ancient religious institutions. Beyond the country’s atmospheric bazaars ...