Sanskrit on the Northern Branch of the Silk Road: Turfan Oasis Settlements of Khocho, Yarkhoto, Murtuk, Sengim, and Toyok

Sanskrit on the Northern Branch of the Silk Road: Turfan Oasis Settlements of Khocho, Yarkhoto, Murtuk, Sengim, and Toyok

In history, an oasis called Turfan existed, fed by underground water from the Tianshan Mountains, in what’s today eastern Xinjiang. This fertile oasis was actually a geographical depression that naturally formed an amazing reservoir of water in an otherwise arid desert landscape. Because of its water and fertile soil, it became one of the most […]