I’ve been lucky to go to this remote
area. Actually it has been the most strenuous travel during the past 20 years.
The Pamir Mountains are surrounded by
the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, Karakorum, Kunlun, and Tian Shan. Most of this
mountain range lies in Tajikistan, precisely in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast; to go there you
need a special permit.
The highest mountain is the Kongur
(7649 m) in China. The highest mountain in Tajikistan is Ismoil Somoni Peak
(7495 m), formerly known as Communism
Peak, Stalin Peak. The
largest lake is Karakul at 3960 m (about 380 sq km). Really a nice view as I’ll
show later.
The region is remote. There are some homestays. Even during early
October night temperature drop to zero, room temperature at 8° C. Winter sees
temperatures at -40° C. Karakul gets a layer of ice about 1 m thick.
There is the Pamir Highway, but parts are in bad conditions though
having an asphalt surface. I didn’t see any maintenance. The road is also
called M41, which I’ve already mentioned here on this blog, and stretches over
1200 km from Osh to Dushanbe.
Nevertheless, the sights are gorgeous!
Hay for the Winter, from the low to the high lands
Remnants of the past - an old caravansarai of the Silk Road
Yaks at the side of the Pamir Highway
Pamir Mountains and the Pamit Highway
At Akbaytal Pass (4655 m)
I think it's Gora Kurumdy (6614 m)
Ismoil Somoni Peak and Lake Karakul
Near the border to Kyrgyzstan
Near the border to Kyrgyzstan
A look back from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan
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