Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan all offer diverse experiences of inner Asia – from spectacular mountain trekking, and vast wildernesses to fascinating historical architecture and friendly populations. Plan the trip of a lifetime with our books, maps and guides to Central Asia.
Central Asia
The Pamirs
One of the titles in a series of 1:500,000 maps of Tajikistan and the adjoining areas of the neighbouring countries, with coverage from Samarkand to Kashgar, including the Pamir Mountains. Produced under the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
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The Silk Roads
Trailblazer's route and planning guide to The Silk Roads. With a wealth of detailed practical information, including guides and maps to 51 stopovers en route, this is an essential companion for those planning and executing this monumental journey.
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Shadow of the Silk Road
One of the trademarks of Thubron's travel writing is the beauty of his prose; another is his gift for talking to people and getting them to talk to him. This is a magnificent and important account of an ancient world in modern ferment.
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| Publisher: | Reise Know-How Verlag |
| Catalogue number: | 128646 |
| Scale: | 1:2,000,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Indexed, waterproof and tear-resistant road map with topographic and tourist information for the Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, plus the southernmost...
Central Asia (Geographical edition)
| Publisher: | Gizi Map |
| Catalogue number: | 101757 |
| Scale: | 1:1,750,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Gizi Map coverage of Central Asia, available in either a geographical or a road edition, includes Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, plus southern Kazakhstan and most of Turkmenistan.
Both versions...
| Publisher: | Gizi Map |
| Catalogue number: | 81514 |
| Scale: | 1:1,750,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Gizi Map coverage of Central Asia, available in either a geographical or a road edition, includes Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, plus southern Kazakhstan and most of Turkmenistan.
Both versions...
Kazakhstan (Geographical edition)
| Publisher: | Gizi Map |
| Catalogue number: | 103361 |
| Scale: | 1:3,000,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Gizi Map coverage of Kazakhstan, available in either a geographical or a political edition, extends well beyond the country’s boundaries to include the other four Central Asian countries: Uzbekistan...
Kazakhstan (Political edition)
| Publisher: | Gizi Map |
| Catalogue number: | 103362 |
| Scale: | 1:3,000,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Gizi Map coverage of Kazakhstan, available in either a geographical or a political edition, extends well beyond the country’s boundaries to include the other four Central Asian countries: Uzbekistan...
Silk Road Countries (Geographical edition)
| Publisher: | Gizi Map |
| Catalogue number: | 165518 |
| Scale: | 1:3,000,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
The Silk Route at 1:3,000,000 from Gizi Map with coverage extending from eastern Turkey and Syria, across the countries of Central Asia, to western China and south to the Arabian Sea, with different...
Bukhara Street Plan - Bukhara Province Map
| Publisher: | Uzbekistan: Central Board of Geodesy, Cartography and State Cadastre |
| Catalogue number: | 134891 |
| Scale: | 1:13,000/1:550,000 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock email, weborders@stanfords.co.uk |
Indexed street plan of Bukhara highlighting numerous places of interest and facilities, with an enlargement for the historic centre and a contoured map of the province. All the text is in English.
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Samarkand Street Plan -Samarkand Province Map
| Publisher: | Uzbekistan: Central Board of Geodesy, Cartography and State Cadastre |
| Catalogue number: | 141439 |
| Scale: | 1:13,000/1:500,000 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock email, weborders@stanfords.co.uk |
Street plan of Samarkand with an enlargement for the city’s historic centre and a map of the Samarkand province. The main plan shows built-up areas, districts, parks, railways, canals, and various landmarks...
Tajikistan: 500K Regional Maps
| Titles: | 3 |
| Publisher: | Gecko Maps (formerly Karto-Atelier) |
| Scale: | 1:500,000 |
Tajikistan and the adjoining areas of the neighbouring countries in a series of regional maps providing coverage from Samarkand to Kashgar, including the Pamir Mountains. The maps have been produced...
| Publisher: | EWP |
| Catalogue number: | 56696 |
| Scale: | 1:150,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Detailed trekking map of the eastern corner of Kyrgyzstan on the border with Kazakhstan and China. The map shows mountain ridges with numerous spot heights and passes and indicates various types of...
| Publisher: | Gecko Maps (formerly Karto-Atelier) |
| Catalogue number: | 79764 |
| Scale: | 1:100,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Pik Lenin (Ibn Sina Peak) in the Pamir Mountains on a detailed topographic map with contours at 100m intervals, shading and graphic relief, plus colouring for glaciers. Climbing routes and base camps...
| Publisher: | Uzbekistan: Central Board of Geodesy, Cartography and State Cadastre |
| Catalogue number: | 134892 |
| Scale: | 1:10,000 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock email, weborders@stanfords.co.uk |
Street plan of Khiva indicating built-up areas, parks, canals and various landmarks and facilities e.g. hotels, monuments, mosques, libraries, hospitals, petrol stations, etc. Trolley bus lines are...
| Series: | Insight Guides |
| Publisher: | Insight Guides |
| Catalogue number: | 169331 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
The Insight Guide to The Silk Route covers the world's most ancient and historic trail. Following the famous path from East to West, across three main regions: Western China, Central Asia and Western...
Lonely Planet Countries and Regions Guides
| Relevant titles: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Lonely Planet |
Market-leading comprehensive guides, predominantly practical in content and aimed at independent travellers. Frank and informal in style, with a layout that makes for exceptional ease of use, these...
| Author: | Paul Wilson |
| Publisher: | Trailblazer Publications |
| Catalogue number: | 150549 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
The Silk Roads is Paul Wilson’s Trailblazer guide to one of the most world-famous long distance trading routes across Asia. The Silk Roads historically linked the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean...
| Author: | Nick Danziger |
| Publisher: | Flamingo |
| Catalogue number: | 16876 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
After walking and hitch-hiking through southern Turkey and the ayatollah's Iran, Danziger entered Afghanistan illegally in the wake of a convoy of Chinese weapons and spent two months dodging Russian...
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road
| Author: | Peter Hopkirk |
| Publisher: | John Murray |
| Catalogue number: | 142902 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Peter Hopkirk’s “Foreign Devils on the Silk Road” details the tales and adventures of western explorers who uncovered and claimed the lost treasures of Central Asia. The Silk road, which linked imperial...
| Author: | Stanley Stewart |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Catalogue number: | 100754 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
WINNER OF THE THOMAS COOK/ DAILY TELEGRAPH TRAVEL BOOK 2001
"In The Empire of Genghis Khan" is a superb book, feeling like an epic poem of old, it's all the more incredible when you realise this was...
On Secret Service East of Constantinople
| Author: | Peter Hopkirk |
| Publisher: | John Murray |
| Catalogue number: | 142905 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Peter Hopkirk’s “On Secret Service East of Constantinople” tells the history, in thrilling style, of the least-remembered front of the First World War, the German-Turkish attempt to weaken the British...
Setting the East Ablaze: On Secret Service in Bolshevik Asia
| Author: | Peter Hopkirk |
| Publisher: | John Murray |
| Catalogue number: | 142908 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Peter Hopkirk’s “Setting the East Ablaze” tells the narrative history, in thrilling style, of the inter-war struggle for influence in Central Asia as Lenin attempted to spread the Bolshevik cause to...
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