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TAJIKISTAN
Tajikistan is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an estimated 8,5 million people, and an area of 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi). It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. Pakistan lies to the south, separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Mountains covered 90% of the country and the Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate Tajikistan's landscape with its highest point is at Qullai Ismoili Somoni (7,495 m).
The region covering today's Tajikistan was part the of Persian empires for much of its history. The area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties and the last one was the Russian Empire, and subsequently the Soviet Union. In 1991 Tajikistan became an independent nation and its capital is Dushanbe.
BEST TIME to VISIT TAJIKISTAN
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to DUSHANBE
From June to September

Snowcapped moutain

narrow road

narrow road and Wakhan river

high rocky mountains and the river

View from Pamir to Afghanistan village on the other side of the river

narrow unpaved road

snowcapped mountains

Yashil Kul Lake

Snowcapped mountains


salty lake

yurt

Yurt and family camp with yaks

Yurts villages are installed for summer to allow the cattle to graze green grass. In winter, temperatures are too low.

snowcapped mountains

Karakol lake near the Kyrgyzstan border

endless road

landscape

village near a lake

snow capped mountains

new building

statue of a King of Tajikistan

woman at the local market

woman at the local market

the gas pump is working but not the meter, so they measured the quantity of liters with this container

woman at the market

young girl

young girl


local bus

the river is the border with Afghanistan - View of afghan mountains from tajik side

Khorog - Pictures of the President are eveywhere

2 women

Picture of the President

woman

mosque

tajiks are mostly muslims but in some villages you have such shrines to sacrifice animals and pray so that a vow can be realized

View of afghan mountains - the river is the border with Afghanistan

Voiew of the afghan side - les ouvriers taillent la route dans le rocher with few tools

Afghan village - view from tajik side

butcher at the local market

river between Afghanistan and Tajikistan

women

Langar - Petroglyphs - the animals are very ancient but M and A decided to waste this stone

camels

mountainous landscape

local market - vegetables shop

young girl eating

Desertic landscape

women are obliged to get water at the river everyday

yak

two young yaks - their hair will become black later

modern building

old russian building with the inevitable picture of the President

Theater - Opera house

old russian building

Garden and fountains

old Russian building