Grum-Grzhemaylo Glacier
The Grumm-Grzhemaylo is a valley tree-like glacier in the central Pamirs in Tajikistan. It is located at the base of the Revolution Peak and on the slopes of the Yazgulem ridge. This glacier is the second-largest glacier in the Pamirs after the Fedchenko glacier. The Grumm-Grzhemaylo glacier is located in the Tanymas valley, in the […]
Peak Engels & Meadow
Peak Engels is located in the central part of the Shohdara in the south-west of the Pamirs in Tajikistan with a height of 6,510 m. The peak was discovered by the Russian explorers at the end of 19th century and named after Empress Mariya (wife of Emperor Alexander III Maria Feodorovna). In 1954 the Soviet […]
Khargushi Junction
The Khargushi Junction is located at the altitude of 4,091 to 4,344 above the sea level. It is a strategic point in linking Eastern and Western Pamirs. The highroad which goes from Langar village of Ishkoshim to the Alichur village of Murghob district passes through this junction and steppe. It is approximately 212 km far […]
The Pamir Highway
The Pamir Highway is one of the most picturesque roads in the world and the highest mountain road in the territory of the former USSR. It appeared in the 19th century. It is a high-altitude asphalt road in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) with a length of more than 700 km. The highway runs along […]
Fedchenko Glacier
Fedchenko Glacier is the largest valley and mountain glacier not only in Tajikistan, but in the whole world. The length of the glacier is 77 km, its area is 650 square km, its thickness is 700 -1000 meters, and its width is up to 3-5 square km (an average of 1800m). Its total volume is […]
Qayraqqum
One of the natural attractions of the Sughd region begins 20 km from Khujand – the Kayrakkum reservoir. This artificial lake was created in the 1950s to install a hydroelectric power station and regulate the flow of the Syr Darya. Residents of a country that does not have access to the world ocean often call […]
Nurek HPP Dam
The Nurek HPP dam is located 3.5 km away from Nurek city. The height of the Nurek HPP dam is 300 meters (until 2013 it was the highest dam in the world).Tursun Uljaboev HPP Nurek has been built on the Vakhsh River. The construction of the hydropower plant started in 1961, the first hydraulic unit […]
The Varzob gorge
The Varzob gorge is located in close proximity to Dushanbe. Here you can enjoy the rest and coolness of the Varzob river, swim in the pools of numerous recreation areas or go hiking in the mountains. You can get to the picturesque Varzob gorge by driving just a few kilometers from the city. Every guest […]
