Great silk path and cities of Kyrgyzstan

The article deals with the analysis of formation of the cities on the route of the Great Silk Road. Territories and peoples of the ancient Kyrgyz Republic was located at the origins and in the center of formation of this Eurasian cultural phenomenon. It is testified that the territory of Kyrgyzstan was not isolated from the overall urbanization process occurred on a large expanse of Central Asia and here were formed cities, which in respect of urban culture were not inferior to many urban centers such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Merv, Herat and others.