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Follow high mountain passes, Pamiri valleys, sacred sites, lakes, and ancient places carved by rivers and time.

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Cultural Site Gorno-Badakhshan

Dzharty-Gumbez (Jarty Gumbez)

On the edge of the world, among the vast expanses of the Alichur-Yug Range, there is a small farm, modestly and mysteriously called Jarti-Gumbez. This is a place where time stands still and history whispers its secrets…

Sight Sughd Region
Iskander lake

Fan Niagara high waterfall

Historical Site Khatlon Region
Historic site of the fortress of Issor

Fortress of Hissor

Sight Gorno-Badakhshan
Hot springs in the Panj valley

Garmchashma

Sight Alichur
Geyser of Alichur

Geyser of Alichur

Historical Site Khatlon Region

Hulbuk Palace (Khulbuk)

Hulbuk (Khulbuk) is an ancient citadel in Tajikistan, located near the village of Kurban-Said (Qurbonshahid) in the middle of the village of Pingan, in the Khatlon region, about 26 km southwest of the city of Kulob. The…

Lake Sarytag
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Iskanderkul lake

Peak Vanj

Ismoil Somoni Peak

Located in Tajikistan, in the Pamir Range, at an altitude of 7,495 meters, Somoni Peak is the highest peak in the country and Central Asia and the highest mountain in the former Soviet Union. It is a mountain of…

Peak Gorno-Badakhshan

Karajylga peak

Karajylga Peak (Karajilga ; Qara Jelga) is a peak in the Vakhan mountain range, marking the border between the Tajik Pamirs and the Afghan Vakhan Corridor. It is the top of three glaciers on the northwest, north, and…

Lake Gorno-Badakhshan
Karaart village Karakul lake

Karakul lake (GBAO)

Historical Site Ishkashim
panoramic views unfold across the fertile floodplains below—patchworks of golden fields, poplar groves, and grazing livestock on both the Tajik and Afghan sides, from the Khakhka fortress

Khakhka fortress

Pass Alichur

Khargush Pass

Pass at the altitude of 4340 m. between the Alishur valley and the Pamir valley.