Top sights in Tajikistan

Pamir

The Pamir range is located in the Northern Central Asia, it lies mostly in the Gorno-Badakhshan province of Tajikistan to the North it joins the Tian Shan mountains along the Alay Valley of Kyrgyzstan and to the south…

Elevation 7 000 m

Safed Dara

Safed Dara means the white valley, and it's situated 50 km North of Dushanbé. The old ski resort formerly named Takob was renovated in 2015 and was reopened for the 1st of January 2016. There are 2 T-bar lifts of 1000…

Elevation 2 300 m

Sasyk-Kel lake

Located on the plateau of Alichur, this lake is salty. It is 4 km long and 2 km wide. It is fed by the Tamdy River, but the lake is endorheic. It is located 6km southwest of the village of Alichur.

Elevation 3 820 m

Seven Lakes

On the western edge of the Fan Mountains in the valley of the river Shing are seven following lakes.

Elevation 2 120 m

Shohmansur market

The Shohmansur market: a page turned in DushanbeOnce the beating heart of local commerce, the Shohmansur market - also known as the Green Bazaar - was one of Dushanbe's most emblematic landmarks. For decades, locals and…

Elevation 830 m

Shorkul lake

To the west of Karatorpok-Keskesdala high plateau and Rangkul village, the lake is endehoric, and flows into the neighboring lake, Rangkul lake, which is about the same size, about 5km long. It fills up with snowmelt…

Elevation 3 790 m

Sumantash

Ritual site and yurt camp near the East side of the Yashyl Kul lake.

The Hat of the Great Alexander

In the majestic Fan Mountains of Tajikistan, not far from the legendary Iskanderkul Lake, stands a striking peak known as the “Hat of the Great Alexander”. Officially named Rain Gauge “Dojdemernaya”, this mountain rises…

Elevation 3 330 m

The Shakhty cave paintings

The Shakhty cave paintings, located at over 4,200 meters altitude in the Eastern Pamirs, near Murghab, are among the oldest examples of rock art in Central Asia. Discovered in 1958 by Soviet archaeologist Vladimir Ranov…

Elevation 4 053 m