The story of the transformation of the world’s oldest road into a modern all-weather motor highway. The ancient caravan route stretches 8,000 miles across Asia from the Iranian-Turkish border to East Pakistan. Work started in 1958 and when completed modern asphalt or concrete roads will stretch almost halfway across Asia, linking up with European highway networks. It will serve an area where more than 600 million people live. Shows the people who live along the highway, their way of life, and their emergence from seclusion.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000603
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Asia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Asia - Social conditions
History → Trade routes - History
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)