Tajikistan, Landlocked country in Central Asia
Description
This landlocked territory lies across Central Asia and covers 143,100 square kilometers dominated by the Pamir mountain system with summits exceeding 7,000 meters. Deep valleys cut through the terrain with glacial lakes and rivers flowing west toward the Fergana basin.
History
The region belonged to the Persian Empire from the sixth century before Christ and passed through different dynasties before coming under Russian control in the nineteenth century. It became a Soviet republic in 1929, gained independence in 1991, followed by civil war until 1997.
Culture
The population speaks Tajik, a Persian language heard in daily conversation and at poetry readings. Families still craft silk carpets and embroidered textiles following traditional patterns worn at weddings and celebrations.
Practical
Trips to the mountains work best between June and September when high passes stay free of snow. The airport in Dushanbe offers regular connections, and the National Museum displays archaeological finds and traditional weaving.
Did you know?
The Wakhan Valley forms a narrow mountain corridor connecting the territory with Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. Archaeologists have uncovered Buddhist sites from the first millennium that merchants passed on old routes.
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Tajikistan is a land of dramatic contrasts shaped by towering mountains and deep river valleys. The country sits at the crossroads of Central Asia, where ancient trade routes once connected empires and cultures. Today, visitors find themselves in a landscape dominated by peaks that reach beyond 5000...
Ismoil Somoni Peak
109.9 km
Lenin Peak
195.7 km
Karakul
230.4 km
Dushanbe Flagpole
177.2 km
Kayrakkum Reservoir
196.1 km
Sarazm
297.7 km
Fedchenko Glacier
128.4 km
Pamir Stadium
178.1 km
Imam Abu Hanifa Grand Mosque
178.6 kmTakhti-Sangin
280.1 kmMoscow Peak
95.3 km
Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
254.7 km
Palace of the Nation
177.3 km
Penjikent murals
292.2 km
National Library of Tajikistan
176.9 km
Peak Korzhenevskaya
114.1 km
Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge
19.5 km
Karl Marx Peak
219.3 km
Dushanbe Synagogue
182.2 km
Rudaki Park, Dushanbe
176.8 km
Zarafshan Range
162.6 km
Pik Garmo
111 kmRamit State Nature Reserve
128.5 km
Tajik National Park
128.7 km
Dushanbe Zoo
177.8 km
Arbob Cultural Palace
206.6 kmПарк культуры и отдыха имени С. Айни
177.2 kmIndependence Peak
135.2 km
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