A old Sogdian village in the Yagnob valley well-known for its climbing mountains walls.
- Geo
Tajikistan
Code value
TJ
Nationality
Tajik
Path Element
tajikistan
Adjective
Tajik
Image
Height
680
Width
1024
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 most advanced military post in Central Asia at the altitude of 3650 meters, and count today about 4000 inhabitants. It located at the junction of the Pamir Highway (M41) and the Murghab River.
- Geo
- Contains
Yagnob valley
Yagnob Valley with its people, direct descendants of the ancient Sogdian civilization that survived from the invasion.
Margib
Tajikistan
Alauddin lakes
Image
Height
852
Width
640
Lake Alaudin, also known in Russian as "Mutnye ozera" (the murky lakes), is a high-altitude lake located at 3,519 meters in the upper part of the Pasrud Valley in Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains. It lies directly at the foot of the Kaznok Pass, which rises to 4,088 meters, surrounded by 5000 m. alt. peaks such as Chimtarga, Mirali, Energia, Zamok and Chapdara.
Artuch
Tajikistan
Lake of Guitar
The small lake on the East side of the Chapdara lake, one of Alaudin lakes. It is 280 meters long.
Artuch
Tajikistan
Ancient settlement of Penjikent
The antique city of Penjikent is located in the vicinity of the modern city of Penjikent and represents a unique monument of the early Middle Ages.
Panjakent
Tajikistan
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.
Panjakent
Tajikistan
Seven Lakes
Image
Height
573
Width
1024
On the western edge of the Fan Mountains in the valley of the river Shing are seven following lakes.
Shing
Tajikistan
Chukurak lake
Chukurak is above the mouth of the gorge, closing access to the north (2430 m)
Artuch
Tajikistan
Kuli Kalon lakes
Uppermost Kulikalon lake basin, lying at an altitude of nearly three thousand meters above sea level, are called Dyushaha. This two interconnected lakes.
Artuch
Tajikistan