Top sights in Tajikistan

Yagnob valley

Yagnob Valley with its people, direct descendants of the ancient Sogdian civilization that survived from the invasion.

Elevation 2 460 m

Zarafshan Range

The Zarafshan Range is a mountain range in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, part of the Pamir-Alay mountains. Almost all of the range belongs to the drainage basins of the Zarafshan River. The Persian name is believed to…

Elevation 5 479 m

Zerafshan river

Zarafshan river means "the spreader of gold" in Persian, flow from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan, crossing Samarkand. In ancient times, it is a tributary of the Amu Darya.

Elevation 1 300 m

Zerafshan valley

River in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. In ancient times, is a tributary of the Amu Darya, currently it does not reach her. Zarafshan irrigated land with a rich cultural history.

Elevation 1 200 m

Zmeinoe lake

Small lake overlooking Lake Iskender.

Zorkul lake

Zorkul Lake stretches from east to west for about 20 km and is located 4120 meters above sea level on the Afghan-Tajik border. Part of the waters have their source in the Vakhan chain located to the south and its…

Elevation 4 120 m