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.
Panjakent
Tajikistan
Sughd Region
A old Sogdian village in the Yagnob valley well-known for its climbing mountains walls.
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Small town of about 30'000 inhabitant, on the banks of the Zeravshan river in the Sughd province of Tajikistan.
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Chapdara lakes
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Lake Chapdara, also known locally as Kuli Chapdara, is the largest of the Alaudin Lakes, with a diameter ranging from 300 to 400 meters. It is part of a system of three main lakes and several smaller ones, all connected by underground streams and mountain runoff.
The lake is situated in the upper part of the Pasrud Valley, in a section known as the Chapdara Valley, located in the Ayni district of northwestern Tajikistan, within the Gissar range of the Fann Mountains. It lies at the foot of Chapdara Peak, which rises to 5,049 meters.
Artuch
Tajikistan
Iskanderkul lake
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Iskanderkul named after Alexander the Great lake is the biggest lake of Fan Mountains situated at the altitude of 2195 and its surface is 3,4 km2.
Sarytag
Tajikistan
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 possibly be a reference to gold found in bed of the Zarafshan River and its tributaries, which has ushered prosperity to the region from ancient times.
The highest point of 5,489 metres is the peak Chimtarga.
Panjakent
Tajikistan