This story appears in the August 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... railway, an "Iron Silk Road" that will connect the oil-rich Caspian Sea region to Turkey—and beyond to Europe.

While tracing the ancient Silk Road through Central Asia on foot, National Geographic writer Paul Salopek was regaled with tales of these jinn. One night, under clear skies in the sprawling ...

Oil replaced many commodities once traded along the Silk Road, but low prices have led to flatlining employment. This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... At the time of the burials, Bactria was on the Silk Road that linked China with the West ...