{"id":763,"date":"2020-04-25T05:26:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T05:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/central-asia.guide\/?page_id=763"},"modified":"2025-04-06T06:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T06:06:29","slug":"what-to-do-in-tajikistan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/what-to-do-in-tajikistan\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do in Tajikistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"763\" class=\"elementor elementor-763\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd64fd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd64fd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18ef40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d18ef40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do in Tajikistan<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a36edc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a36edc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7896e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7896e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7927e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7927e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do in Tajikistan <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eacdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00eacdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d584803 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d584803\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9b067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb9b067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the Pamir<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aef74c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5aef74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be410e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be410e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Impressive, vast, magical, and truly the wildest place of Central Asia,\u00a0<\/span>Pamir is<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"> the most exciting destination for travel adventurers. L<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ocated in magnificent landscapes, Pamir mountains will amaze you with its stunning mountains called as &#8220;Roof of the World&#8221;. With its beauty Pamir<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0has some of the harshest climates and natural extremes on the planet.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ade4b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ade4b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e142946 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"e142946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/tajikistan-tours\/pamir-tour-wakhan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Pamir_highway_Karakul-768x370.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Pamir highway in Tajikistan with lake Karakul on the right side\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover the Pamirs Tour\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSee more!\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fd332 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2fd332\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676b2c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"676b2c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9db7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f9db7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trek to Sarez Lake<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7429669 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7429669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a199c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9a199c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarez Lake is also called \u201cSleeping dragon\u201d one of the most beautiful and mysterious lakes of Tajikistan. This gem of the Pamir Mountains offers you untouched natural beauty. The Sarez Lake lies in the deep and inaccessible Pamir Mountains in the Gorno-Badakshan region of Central Tajikistan.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a453043 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a453043\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcbfaa elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"3dcbfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/tajikistan-tours\/sarez-lake-trekking-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sarez-lake-1024x682.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Lake Sarez\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSarez Lake Trekking Tour\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBook now!\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e9854 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53e9854\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0603017 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0603017\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f6484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77f6484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit the high altitude botanical garden <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cd778 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b6cd778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23708fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23708fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/highest-botanical-gardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Guinness book of World Records,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Khorog Botanic Garden is the highest botanical garden in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although, according to other sources it is considered the second-highest after the Botanic Garden in the Nepal. The garden is located in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Khorog town, it is a hub of the\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/destinations-tj\/pamir\/\">Pamir<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2812b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf2812b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe4022 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"fbe4022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/destinations-tj\/khorog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Khorog_Pamir-768x372.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Khorog city in the Pamir mountains, Tajikistan\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKhorog\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd0832 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffd0832\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74c193 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f74c193\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e789ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e789ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hike to the Fann mountains<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea84d8c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea84d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643517e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"643517e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trek the Fann mountains or one of the other major trekking areas of Tajikistan. The Fann mountains stand as one of the best trekking destinations in Central Asia, the scenery here is at times truly magnificent. Popular among nature lovers and mountaineers, these mountains nevertheless see very few visitors and their natural beauty and cultural treasures have remained virtually unaltered to this day.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a49334 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a49334\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a28a26 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"7a28a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/destinations-tj\/fann-mountains\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tajikistan_Fann_mountains_in_winter-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Tajikistan Fann mountains view in winter\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFann mountains\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a8971 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89a8971\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ff568 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1ff568\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10511e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"10511e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8475d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a8475d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Relax in the Garm Chasma hot spring <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce259c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce259c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jump into the Garm Chashma hot spring. It is been known already for thousands of years and is most likely the best and most well-known hot spring in the country. The spring is a least several thousand years old and has created a huge travertine mound with cascades by bringing up the minerals from the soil together with the hot water.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a912f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a912f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8ce99 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2c8ce99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/destinations-tj\/garm-chasma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Garm_chashma_tajikistan-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Healing hot spring of Garm-Chashma in Tajikistan\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGarm Chasma\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5a171 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa5a171\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba69a43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba69a43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe91c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe91c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Silk Road city of Khujand<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324a4ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"324a4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222441d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"222441d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Khujand has a feel of a more real city compared to Dushanbe having it\u2019s drastic contrast with the new decorated high rises and the clay houses hidden away from sights. Khujand respects it\u2019s history more and feels and has some vibes of an Uzbek city, which is natural as it is located in the mostly Uzbek Ferghana valley, mixed together with the Soviet monumentalism and is the home of the largest Lenin statue in Central Asia, though the 24 m Lenin has now been moved further from city center to the victory park.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8ae93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d8ae93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac40a60 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ac40a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/destinations-tj\/khujand\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Khujand_square-768x338.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Square in Khujand next to the bazar, mosque and mausoleum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKhujand \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231ed5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"231ed5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a9ba9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00a9ba9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c4326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c4326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trek to Buddhist Stupa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3fb4f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c3fb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c9c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c9c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is unusual to see Buddhist Stupa in Wakhan Corridor. It is a prove that before the Arab invasion, the Wakhan has a blooming Buddist population. The stupa possibly dates from the 6th century and on its top rests a stone that is said to have an emblem of the Buddha&#8217;s footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322d0ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"322d0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c6a40 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"00c6a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/destinations-tj\/pamir\/langar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tajikistan-buddhist-stupa-stupa-4602294-768x512.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"tajikistan, buddhist stupa, stupa\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLangar\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe54d24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe54d24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbfa75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cbfa75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e247d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e247d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn about Pamiris<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b8bb6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8b8bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c38404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c38404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pamiris are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Eastern Tajikistan. They speak many different dialects of the Persian language. GBAR is entirely autonomous from the central Tajikistan government, having its police, military, and tax systems and its capital is the city of Khorog.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324c85e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"324c85e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0757ca5 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0757ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/tajikistan\/destinations-tj\/pamir\/gorno-badakhshan-autonomous-oblast\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/tajikistan-vrang-village-4797477-768x492.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"tajikistan, vrang, village\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO)\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a6239 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08a6239\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a0b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1a0b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs-inner\"><nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb-trail breadcrumbs\" ><div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs\"><ul class=\"trail-items\" ><li  class=\"trail-item trail-end\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/central-asia.guide\/\" rel=\"home\"><span >Home<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec2a7c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ec2a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c50992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c50992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Page updated 5.4.2025<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9b8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc9b8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to do in Tajikistan What to do in Tajikistan Discover the Pamir Impressive, vast, magical, and truly the wildest place of Central Asia,\u00a0Pamir is the most exciting destination for travel adventurers. 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