Often known as the Rooftop of the World, the Pamir is Central Asia’s most distant and remoted area. The rugged panorama of arid deserts, high-altitude plateaus, and towering mountain peaks is an journey vacationers’ dream.
Traversing this sparsely populated space is a 1,200-kilometer route, that connects Dushanbe in Tajikistan to Osh in Kyrgyzstan. Alongside the best way, you discover small villages and settlements, the place native communities welcome guests with open arms.
On this video, I take you again to one in all my favourite journeys, all the best way again in 2013, after I had the prospect to journey the Pamir Freeway.
From the energetic markets and busy streets of Tajikistan’s capital metropolis Dushanbe, to the pleasant city of Khorog. From the mysterious Wakhan Valley, the place we journey alongside the border with Afghanistan, to the welcoming settlement of Bulunkul. And from the spectacular outpost of Keng Shiber, the place individuals reside a partly nomadic existence, to the small metropolis of Osh in Kyrgyzstan.
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We start our travels in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s fast-changing capital, and now one in all Central Asia’s most nice cities. Wandering the streets, we come throughout nice parks, imposing monuments, and exquisite buildings, together with town’s central mosque, an necessary place of worship. Most likely my favourite place, nonetheless, is the energetic market, the place individuals come to do grocery buying, and eat plov, Central Asia’s most well-known dish, in native eating places.
The primary leg of the Pamir Freeway takes us over steep mountain passes and thru inexperienced valleys. After driving for the higher a part of the day (and evening), we arrive within the pleasant city of Khorog, earlier than persevering with to the Wakhan Valley. This widespread facet route of the Pamir takes us alongside the border with Afghanistan, by small villages and previous monuments relationship again to the Kushan empire.
After spending the evening within the city of Langar, we proceed our solution to pleasant Bulunkul, often known as the coldest place in Tajikistan. Strolling by this welcoming village supplies an incredible perception into the lives of the native Pamiri individuals, that’s progressively bettering, by a mixture of tourism and training.
We briefly cease in Alichur, and drive onwards to Keng Shiber, a small settlement on the finish of a spectacular high-altitude valley. Right here, we meet a pleasant group that reside on these Summer season pastures, taking good care of their yaks and sheep. Dwelling in conventional yurts, they’re virtually totally self-sufficient.
The final cease in Tajikistan is the previous Russian outpost of Murghab, after which we end our journey in Osh, in Kyrgyzstan. This necessary industrial middle is an effective place to unwind after spending greater than every week on the highway.
Timestamps / video chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:26 Dushanbe
4:05 Khorog
6:03 Wakhan Valley
7:25 Langar
8:20 Bulunkul
10:18 Alichur
11:05 Keng Shiber
13:34 Murghab
14:27 Osh
16:05 Finish
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