Show HN: Explore the Silk Roads through an interactive map
intofarlands
47 points
6 comments
April 08, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
rawgabbit
The map is interesting. I was a bit confused which one was the main route though. Is it, starting from Xian China, go west skirting the Gobi desert, then choose a mountain pass either north or south of Tajikistan, pass through modern day Iran, and finally to Constantinople?
ChrisArchitect
Previously, with some background from OP: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34684741
tombelieber
This is sick. A lot of history stuff gets buried under walls of text, but putting it on a map makes the scale and movement click instantly.
blobbers
I thought for a second this was going to be an archival infographic of the dark web.
tacodestroyer
This. Is. Awesome! About a month ago, I was telling my wife that I wish there was an app that had this type of feature! KUDOS to you! Thanks for sharing!