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Tajikistan. "Whether your interest is
mountaineering, trekking, adventure travel or business,
find the travel information that you need at Travel
Tajikistan! Travel Tajikistan is a comprehensive guide to
travel and tourism in Tajikistan, including flight
schedules, visa and entry requirements, and other
essential travel information.
Tajikistan is a
newly-independent republic on the southern tip of Former
Soviet Central Asia. Beautiful and remote, Tajikistan has
much to offer to the mountaineer, the hiker and the
independent traveller in search of remote locations and
unusual cultural experiences. There are opportunities for
alpine mountaineering, rock climbing, hiking, horse or
camel riding, historical exploration, cultural experiences
or simply relaxing among dramatic mountains and lakes.
Most enticing for the mountaineer are the three giants
of the Pamirs: Peak Somoni, Peak Lenin and Peak
Korzhenevskaya. For alpine climbing, high level walking
tours and lakeland scenery the Fann mountains, just across
the border from Samarkand, are especially popular.
The populated valleys have a rich history. In former
times, Tajikistan was at the crossroads of Asia and four
major Silk Road routes passed through the Pamir and Fann
mountains. There is evidence of the Sogdian (Zoroastrian)
civilisation, as well as Buddhist, Hindu and Christian
remains. More recently, the country's Islamic history has
produced some fine examples of Central Asian Islamic art
and architecture. And of course the Soviet period of the
20th century has left its mark in architecture, art such
as the huge statue of Lenin overlooking the city of
Khujand, and engineering achievements like Nurek
Hydroelectric Dam (the tallest artificial dam in the
world)."
- Tourism in
Tajikistan.
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