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Silkroad, formerly the Silk Road Project, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization, initiated by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, promoting collaboration among artists and institutions, promoting multicultural artistic exchange, and studying the ebb and flow of ideas.
Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Chang'an-Tianshan portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO designated a 5,000 km (3,100 mi) stretch of the Silk Road network from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central ...
The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that connected many communities of Eurasia by land and sea, stretching from the Mediterranean basin in the west to the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago in the east.
The general assumption that the Silk Roads connected east and west is an over-simplification. [21] This southern Taklamakan route also connected with trans-Tibetan plateau routes linking Central and South Asia. In addition, the modern hydrology visible on Google Earth suggests a number of south to north courses through the desert; for example ...
The plan has sometimes been called the "Iron Silk Road" in reference to the historical Silk Road trade routes. [4] UNESCAP's Transport & Tourism Division began work on the initiative in 1992 when it launched the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development project. [5] The agreement formally came into force on 11 June 2009. [6]
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The Silk Route Transit Network is a fiber-optic infrastructure project developed by iQ Networks, a subsidiary of iQ Group Holding. Its purpose is to connect Europe and Asia through Iraq, avoiding traditional routes like the Red Sea and the Suez Canal . [ 1 ]
2023 Monumental Marathon schedule, events Related activities include the Monumental Health & Fitness Expo taking place 4-7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Indiana Convention Center.