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People around the world are sending us and @outofedenwalk their photos of the Silk Road. Share yours using #NGSilkRoad // @emmathomsontravels shares a glimpse of Tillya-Kari Madrasah as she climbs the wonky minaret of neighbouring Ulugbek Madrasah on Registan Square, Samarkand. #WildFrontiers #SilkRoad #NGTUK #NGTUKnomad #travelgram #travelphotography #instatravel (at Samarkand)

Share your experiences of the Silk Road with us on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #NGSilkRoad. If you’ve travelled between China and Turkey, chances are you’ve crossed the route as our Digital Nomad @emmathomsontravels did on her 47-day journey // Old man waits to enter one of the majolica-covered mausoleums at Shah-I-Zinda. #NGSilkRoad #NGTSilkRoad #WildFrontiers #SilkRoad#NGTUK #NGTUKnomad (at Shah-i-Zinda)

What was once the Silk Road is now a region bursting with stories. Share your most interesting photos with us using #NGSilkRoad // This photo by @emmathomsontravels shows the 'Karaan' troglodyte dwellings - carved from the volcanic rock - in village of Kandovan. The first residents fled here to avoid the invading Mongols in 13th century and 150 families still call it home // #NGTUKnomad #NGTUK #travelgram #travelphotography #instatravel (at Kandovan, Azarbayjan-E Khavari, Iran)

If you’ve travelled between China and Turkey the odds are that you've trodden the ancient route of the #SilkRoad. Share your photos with us using #NGSilkRoad // Wandering the grasslands/steppe above Xiahe by @emmathomsontravels. #NGTSilkRoad #WildFrontiers #SilkRoad #NGTUK #NGTUKnomad (at Xiahe, Gansu, China)

We’ve spent the month creating a digital Silk Road with @outofedenwalk. You’ve flooded Twitter and Instagram with your tales and photos using #NGSilkRoad – see the full collection on Storify here: www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/silk-road. This is the last day to share your experiences… You know what to do #NGSilkRoad // Photo by @emmathomsontravels of the Esfahan's Grand Bazaar in Iran, which has been in business since the 11th century #travelgram #instatravel #travelphotography #NGTUK

We’ve been sharing our Silk Road stories and now we want to hear yours. Get your photos featured on our website – tag #NGSilkRoad to get involved. // This photo is by @emmathomsontravels of the lustrous silk carpets on sale at Esfahan Grand Bazaar. #WildFrontiers #SilkRoad #NGTUK #NGTUKnomad #travelgram #instatravel #travelphotography (at Esfahan, Iran)

What experiences have you had on the Silk Road? Share your photos with us and @outofedenwalk using #NGSilkRoad // The Silk Road has conveyed millennia of travelers to global fame: Alexander the Great, Marco Polo the entrepreneur, and the tireless Muslim chronicler Ibn Battuta, among many others. Yet the world’s greatest feats of exploration are often accomplished anonymously. Hunters, refugees, fishermen, soldiers, traders—these are the wandering souls who first tiptoe beyond the edges of maps. Time erases their names. // Photo by Paul Salopek, from a new dispatch from #Uzbekistan, tracing the footsteps of a 19th-century explorer #NGTUK #ngtnomad #instatravel #travelgram #travelphotography (at Uzbekistan)

Have you eaten anything interesting along the Silk Road? This is plov – a national dish of Uzbekistan. This version is made up of a bowlful of rice seasoned with broth, raisins, chickpeas, beef and quails eggs. Share your favourite dishes from the region with us using #NGSilkRoad // Photo by @emmathomsontravels (at Uzbekistan)