Places to visit in Tajikistan

Gorno-Badakhshan

Gorno-Badakhshan makes Tajikistan’s map physical. Khorog, Murghab, Wakhan, Bartang and the Pamir Highway form a region where rivers, passes, languages, border roads and sparse settlements make every itinerary depend on…

Istaravshan

Istaravshan is one of the largest ancient cities in the world since its founding in the 6th century BC. The Persian king Cyrus of the Achaemenid dynasty (529-559 BC) called the new city in his honor, Kurush Kada which…

Elevation 1 000 m

Khargush

Khargush is a small hamlet in the Tajik Pamirs located 3900 meters south of the Khargush pass (4344 meters above sea level). Nothing really interesting, it's mostly a border guard post. It is also the intersection…

Elevation 3 900 m

Khatlon Region

Khatlon Region sits south of Dushanbe, where the Vakhsh and Panj rivers make Tajikistan lower, hotter and more agricultural. Bokhtar, Kulob, irrigation towns, border roads, Hulbuk, Ajina Teppa and Takhti Sangin give the…