The Travels of Marco Polo · Location

Yarkand

  • city

An oasis city between Kashgar and Khotan, Polo’s Yarcan, noted for its Muslims, some Nestorian Christians, and a local ailment of the legs. It is a stage on the southern silk road toward Cathay.

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city
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 67
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

    An oasis city between Kashgar and Khotan, Polo’s Yarcan, noted for its Muslims, some Nestorian Christians, and a local ailment of the legs. It is a stage on the southern silk road toward Cathay.

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