Places to visit in Tajikistan

Small village above the Yashylkul's lake. The highest and coldest village in the ex-USRR. Inhabitants are mainly shepherd's and they raise mostly yaks.There are also rangers saving the snow leopard and others wild…

Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means "Monday" in the Tajik language. It was so named because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays. As of 2014, Dushanbe…

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…

The village of Ishkashim is located in the Panj River valley, between Langar and Khorog, in the highland part of the Pamirs. It lies at an altitude of approximately 2500-2600 m, at the foot of the majestic Saparodzha…

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…

Qal'ai Khumb is a picturesque small town located in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan, along the Afghan border. Once the capital of the independent state of Darvoz, it now serves as the administrative…

Karakul is a remote village located on the eastern shore of Lake Karakul in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. Situated at an elevation of approximately 3,960 meters (12,992 feet), it is one of the…

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…

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…

Nestled in the Fergana Valley, Khujand stands as one of Central Asia’s oldest living cities, its history stretching back over 2,500 years. Once a thriving Silk Road hub known as Alexandria Eschate—founded by Alexander…

The city is located 2150 meters altitude in the Pamir Mountains, at the confluence of Gunt and Panj rivers. Capital of the GBAO. Khorog is known for its beautiful botanical gardens and poplars dominate the vegetation of…

One of the largest town located on the Yakhsu River. Maybe more thant 3000 years old. 

Langar is one of the last villages in the Panj Valley in the south of the Tajik Pamirs, on the banks of the Pamir River. The village is located at an altitude between 2800 and 2850 meters, opposite the Wakhan corridor…

A old Sogdian village in the Yagnob valley well-known for its climbing mountains walls.

On the roof of Central Asia, this small village is the main place of the Pamir. A territory bigger than Switzerland, which is populated by Pamiris and Kyrgyz nomads. Murghab is a place founded by Russian in 1893 as the…

Small town of about 30'000 inhabitant, on the banks of the Zeravshan river in the Sughd province of Tajikistan.

Qurghonteppa is the third largest city in Tajikistan and the capital of Khatlon province. It is located in the Vakhsh Valley in southwestern Tajikistan, 119 km south of the capital Dushanbe. According to ancient sources…

Rushan district - Administrative Region as part of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan.

Small village above the Iskender's lake.

Small village below the Seven Lakes.

Sughd Region is Tajikistan’s northern hinge, split between Fergana Valley traffic and Zarafshan mountain routes. Khujand gives it markets and river movement; Panjakent and Sarazm pull it toward deep settlement memory…

Vanj village and district are located in central Tajikistan. These mountains are made up of conglomerates, granites, sandstones, steep slopes, gorges and narrow river valleys. In some places, the mountains are over 6000…

Vikhinj is a camp on high pasture in the Langar gorge, around 16km South of Irkht meteo station (Sarez lake). The site is surrounding by many lakes and 5000 meters peaks. From there you can reach the Chapdara lake in 2…

Small village above the Kuli Kalon's lake.

Yamchun is a tajik village 90 km upper than Ishkashim village and 2 km lower than Vrang village. It stand on the shore of the Panj river and at the border of the Wakhan corridor, just in front of the Afghan Yamit…

Yamg village is situated 5 km northeast from Yamchun village in the Wakhan corridor, on the tajik side. Yamg is home of Mubarek Kadam Wakhani, a sufi religious poet, philosoph, musician and astronomer. Wakhani lived…