Why this ride
On the way it passes Tahmalaj, Thulli koshk and back through Tahmalaj. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Konegala Caravanserai and Thulli koshk
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 1027 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 17 h 41
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Konegala Caravanserai
What I can tell you is what a caravanserai was, because the answer explains the place. Along the Silk Road, travellers needed to eat, sleep and water their animals every day or two, and rulers and merchants built fortified inns at intervals along the way, with thick walls, a single gate, a central courtyard and small rooms around the edge for people, with stables and storerooms.
Read the complete Konegala Caravanserai write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Konegala Caravanserai is where the day begins. Next is Tahmalaj.
2. Tahmalaj
Nobody comes to Tahmalaj by accident. For centuries, merchants travelling the Silk Road crossed this stretch of sand and clay, stopping at caravanserais, fortified enclosures and wells along the way, some of which still stand as ruined walls in the desert. The ride names nearby sites such as the Nagym Kalas and the Mansaf caravanserai, part of a cluster of monuments along this old route, and little is known about many of them beyond their names and outlines.
Read the complete Tahmalaj write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tahmalaj comes up about 159 km into the recorded legs. Next is Thulli koshk.
3. Thulli koshk
Koshk is the local word for a fortified house, and around the oasis of Merv, in south-eastern Turkmenistan, dozens of these buildings survive from the early medieval period. Thulli koshk is one of them, a mud-brick structure with walls built in a distinctive corrugated pattern, like the folds of a curtain, which made them both stronger and more striking. These buildings were probably the homes of wealthy landowners, built to defend against raids, with rooms on two floors around a central hall.
Read the complete Thulli koshk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 510 km into the recorded legs you reach Thulli koshk. Next is back through Tahmalaj.
4. back through Tahmalaj
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tahmalaj write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Tahmalaj, late in the day. Next is Konegala Caravanserai.
5. Konegala Caravanserai
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Konegala Caravanserai write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Konegala Caravanserai. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Konegala Caravanserai to Tahmalaj
Konegala Caravanserai → Tahmalaj is 159 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tahmalaj to Thulli koshk
Tahmalaj → Thulli koshk is 352 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Thulli koshk to back through Tahmalaj
Thulli koshk → back through Tahmalaj is 352 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Tahmalaj to Konegala Caravanserai
back through Tahmalaj → Konegala Caravanserai is 159 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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