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Ciolek, T. Matthew (ed.). 1999 - present. Georeferenced historical transport/travel/communication - Asia & the Middle East. OWTRAD Dromographic Digital Data Archives (ODDDA). Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project. Canberra: www.ciolek.com - Asia Pacific Research Online.
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OWTRAD Dromographic Digital Data Archives
(ODDDA)
Georeferenced historical transport/travel/communication
routes and nodes - Asia & the Middle East.

edited by

Dr T. Matthew Ciolek,

Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
tmciolek@ciolek.com
http://www.ciolek.com/PEOPLE/ciolek-tm.html

Document created: 7 Jul 1999. Last updated: 18 Jan 2007

This document catalogs and archives data sets about historical transport/travel/communication routes and nodes. These geo- and chrono-referenced data have been constructed as a part of the Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) project.

NOTE: Researchers wishing to publish at this address their own data sets
describing communication and transport networks world-wide are warmly invited to contact the site's editor.

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Individual OWTRAD data sets (geospatial and historical description of NODES and connecting them travel ROUTES) which are listed below follow exact specifications of the OWTRAD Notation System, a tool for digitization of information extracted from sources containing text and/or graphics.

Please also note that the filenames below (e.g.'tmcILa0600.html', or 'tmcDZm0500.html') observe the following convention:

    Asia & the Middle East

  1. Karakoram and Pamir,1900 CE, major travel routes tmcAFm1900.html Karakoram and Pamir,1900 CE, major travel routes
    [17 routes' segments; Src: Walker 1995; georeferenced; also available in Google Earth/KML format]
  2. NW China, 100-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' trade routes tmcCNm1000.html NW China, 100-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' trade routes
    [45 routes' segments; Src: Anonymous-4 1991; georeferenced]
  3. Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 620-1940 CE, 'Tea and Horse' routes tmcCNm0620.html Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 620-1940 CE - 'Tea and Horse' routes
    [71 routes' segments; Src: CRI English.com 2006; georeferenced]
  4. Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 680-1950 CE - data set 1, 'Tea and Horse' routes tmcCNm0680a.html Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 680-1950 CE - data set 1, 'Tea and Horse' routes
    [16 routes' segments; Src: Yang Fuquan 2004a; georeferenced]
  5. Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 680-1950 CE - data set 2,'Tea and Horse' routes tmcCNm0680b.html Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 680-1950 CE - data set 2,'Tea and Horse' routes
    [18 routes' segments; Src: Yang Fuquan 2004b; georeferenced]
  6. Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 680-1950 CE - data set 3, 'Tea and Horse' routes tmcCNm0680c.html Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, 680-1950 CE - data set 3,'Tea and Horse' routes
    [27 routes' segments; Src: Beijing Portal 2004; georeferenced]
  7. China, 1368-1644 CE, Imperial courier (I-chan) routes tmcCNm1500.html China, 1368-1644 CE, Imperial courier (I-chan) routes [UPDATED Jun 2006]
    [468 routes' segments; Src: Hoshi 1971 and Elvin 1982; georeferenced]
  8. China, 1644 -1896 CE, Imperial courier (I-chan) routes tmcCNm1700.html China, 1644 -1896 CE, Imperial courier (I-chan) routes
    [643 routes' segments; Src: Cheng 1970; georeferenced]
  9. Yunnan, China, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam circa 1850 CE, 'Tea' routes tmcCNm1850.html Yunnan, China, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam circa 1850 CE, 'Tea' routes
    [36 routes' segments; Src: Beijing Portal 2004a; georeferenced]
  10. NW China,1920 CE, major roads and caravan routes tmcCNm1920.html NW China,1920 CE, major roads and caravan routes
    [111 routes' segments; Src: Cable and French 1947; georeferenced]
  11. Tibet, 1900-1950 CE, trade and transportation routes tmcCNm1950.html Tibet, 1900-1950 CE, trade and transportation routes
    [150 routes' segments; Src: Baumann 1988; georeferenced]
  12. Tibet, 1900-1950 CE, trade and transportation routes - data set 2 tmcCNm1950a.html Tibet, 1900-1950 CE, trade and transportation routes - data set 2
    [14 routes' segments; Src: Norbu & Turnbull 1976, Gyatso 1992, Norbu 1997; georeferenced; also available in Google Earth/KML format]
  13. Hellenistic countries, 350 BCE, trade routes tmcGRa0350.html Hellenistic countries, 350 BCE, trade routes
    [52 routes' segments; Src: Scarre (ed.) 1988; georeferenced]
  14. Middle East, 600 BCE-500 BCE, trade routes tmcILa0600.html Middle East, 600 BCE-500 BCE, trade routes
    [13 routes' segments; Src: Cohen and Yisrael 1995; georeferenced]
  15. India,1550-1710 CE, major roads tmcINm1550.html India,1550-1710 CE, major roads
    [88 routes' segments; Src: Farooque 1977; georeferenced]
  16. Persia, 550 BCE-450 BCE, major roads tmcIRa0500.html Persia, 550 BCE-450 BCE, major roads
    [18 routes' segments; Src: Lockhart 1966; georeferenced; also available in Google Earth/KML format]
  17. Persia, 50 BCE-300 CE, trade routes tmcIRa0100.html Persia, 50 BCE-300 CE, trade routes
    [92 routes' segments; Src: Davies 1959; georeferenced]
  18. Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 1, 'Silk Road' routes tmcKGa0100a.html Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 1, 'Silk Road' routes
    [37 routes' segments; Src: Artrek n.d.; georeferenced]
  19. Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 2, 'Silk Road' routes tmcKGa0100b.html Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 2, 'Silk Road' routes
    [16 routes' segments; Src: Unusaliev and Tabaldiev 1998; georeferenced]
  20. Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 3, 'Silk Road' routes tmcKGa0100c.html Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 3, 'Silk Road' routes
    [42 routes' segments; Src: Artrek 2001; georeferenced]
  21. Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 4, 'Silk Road' routes tmcKGa0100d.html Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 4, 'Silk Road' routes
    [32 routes' segments; Src: ITMC Tien Shan n.d.; georeferenced]
  22. Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 5, 'Silk Road' routes tmcKGa0100e.html Kyrgyzstan, 100 BCE-1400 CE - data set 5, 'Silk Road' routes
    [57 routes' segments; Src: Kolobova n.d.; georeferenced]
  23. Cambodia [Khmer], 1200 CE, major roads tmcKHm1200.html Cambodia [Khmer], 1200 CE, major roads
    [35 routes' segments; Src: Hatano 2002; georeferenced]
  24. Tajikistan, 400-800 CE - data set 1, 'Silk Road' routes tmcTJm0400a.html Tajikistan, 400-800 CE - data set 1, 'Silk Road' routes
    [104 routes' segments; Src: Tajikistan Development Gateway Team. n.d. (1) & (2); georeferenced]
  25. Tajikistan, 400-800 CE - data set 2, 'Silk Road' routes tmcTJm0400b.html Tajikistan, 400-800 CE - data set 2, 'Silk Road' routes
    [53 routes' segments; Src: Jonboboev & Mamadambarova. n.d. (1); georeferenced]
  26. Iran and Turkmenistan, 900-1300 CE, caravan routes tmcTMm1100.html Iran and Turkmenistan, 900-1300 CE, caravan routes
    [97 routes' segments; Src: Buryakov, Y.F. et al. 1999a.; georeferenced] [NEWEST DATASET, published Jan 2007]
  27. Anatolia, 1200-1400 CE, trade routes tmcTRm1200a.html Anatolia, 1200-1400 CE, trade routes
    [191 routes' segments; Src: Anonymous-5. n.d; georeferenced]
  28. The Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and China, 1200-1400 CE, trade routes tmcTRm1200b.html The Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and China, 1200-1400 CE, trade routes
    [121 routes' segments; Src: Anonymous-6. n.d; georeferenced]
  29. Turkey, 1300-1600 CE, trade routes tmcTRm1300.html Turkey, 1300-1600 CE, trade routes
    [174 routes' segments; Src: Inalcik 2000; georeferenced]
  30. Iran and China, 200 BCE-500 CE, 'Silk Road' routes tmcZCAm0200.html Iran and China, 200 BCE-500 CE, 'Silk Road' routes
    [27 routes' segments; Src: Klimkeit 1988; georeferenced]
  31. The Mediterranean, Iran and China, 200 BCE-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' routes tmcZCAm0600.html The Mediterranean, Iran and China, 200 BCE-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' routes
    [55 routes' segments; Src: Klimkeit 1988; georeferenced]
  32. Central Asia, 700-1000 CE, 'Silk Road' routes tmcZCAm0800.html Central Asia, 700-1000 CE, 'Silk Road' routes
    [59 routes' segments; Src: Whitfield 1999; georeferenced]
  33. Central Asia, 1 CE-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' routes tmcZCAm1000.html Central Asia, 1-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' routes
    [45 routes' segments; Src: Foltz 1999; georeferenced]
  34. Central Asia, 1 CE-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' routes tmcZCAm1000a.html Central Asia, 1-1400 CE, 'Silk Road' routes
    [40 routes' segments; Src: Anonymous-4 1991; georeferenced]
  35. Middle East and India,1300-1600 CE, trade and pilgrimage routes tmcZMEm1300.html Middle East and India,1300-1600 CE, trade and pilgrimage routes
    [149 routes' segments; Src: Michell 1978; georeferenced]

  36. [further data sets will be published here ...]

Maintainer: Dr T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@ciolek.com)

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