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yetis exist, they exist in Tajikistan. Nine tenths of this untamed
frontiersland is mountain. Half of it, including nearly 10,000 square
km. of glacier, is over 3000 m. high, the domain of the yak, the eagle,
the snow leopard and, mountain-dwellers solemnly attest, the abominable
snowman. Tajiks are of Indo-European rather than Altaic stock, and
there language is Pershian, not Turkic.Tajikistan is an ancient state situated in the south-east of Central Asia, approximately at the same latitudes as Greece, Southern Italy, Spain, central Japan and Washington DC. Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic lie to the west and north, China and Afganistan to the east and south. The Republic of Tajikistan is not large, occupying an area of 143 thousand square kilometers. The 6 million population of Tajikistan is ethnically diverse. The people are notable for their industrious nature, settled way of life, devotion to family, children, native land and home. They are very kind-hearted, friendly, and revere their customs and traditions. The capital of the country is Dushanbe, situated in the center of the Hissar valley, at the cross road of caravan paths, it was famous for its boisterous Monday bazaars (hence its name Dushanbe, which means Monday in Tajik). Dushanbe is situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Varzob and the Kafernihon. The Tajiks are one of the most ancient peoples of the world. Life in an area situated at the main crossroads of eastern civilization has given them continuous acceess to the achievements of other cultures. The first settlement on the territory of today’s Tajikistan date back to the end of upper paleolithic period (15-20 thousand years ago). Archaeological finds, the works of Herodotus and other written evidences provide information on trading relations, customs, and rituals of the nation. For many centuries the country, involved mainly in trading with neighbours suffered from foreign invasions by the troops of Alexander the Great, steppe nomads, Arabs and Tartar-Mongols.  The
first Tajik state emerged in 892, providing independence from the
Arab Khalif. The development which began in the Samonid epoch, was
characterized by the restoration and fortification of war-ravaged
cities and greater attention to culture, art and architecture. Samanid
state brought to the world the most famous scientists and philosophers
- Abu Ali ibn-Sina ( known in the west as Avicenna). Tajiks also venerate
Firdausi, a poet and composer of the «Shah-nameh» (Book of Kings),
the Pershian national epic, and Omar Khayyam. Tajikistan is remarkable for its variety and contrasting nature conditions. It is determined by it’s being far from oceans in the zone of Euroasia and mountainous relief. In summer the temperature is 30-40 degrees above zero in the plains and in winter time it is 8-10 degrees below zero but in mountain area is cold. Nearly the half of territory of Tajikistan is occupied by the highest mountains of Central Asia - the Pamirs where there are the biggest mountain chains of Asia - Karakorum, Kuenlun and Hidukosh. The Pamirs is called the “Roof of the World” because some of its peaks rise to a height of more than seven thousand meters above sea level. The snow-caped Peak Ismoil Somoni ( former peak “Communism”) reaches height of 7495 meters. The climate of Tajikistan is very different. Its subtropical in low valleys, it is temperate in middle circles of moutains and cold in high moutains. Rugged and mountainous, Tajikistan sits at the heart of Central Asia with China to the east and the Indian sub-continent to the south. Three major Silk Road routes ran through its present day territory. These three routes were the Sogdian, or North Road, which connected Samarkand and Kashgar (China); the Karategin Road between Termez (Uzbekistan) and Kashgar; and the Pamir Road linking Balkh (Afganistan) and Tashkurgan (China). The National Tourism Company of the Republic of Tajikistan «Sayoh»
presents several trips in Varzob gorge: The price includes: transfer, full pansion - 100$ per/per
2 day - Breakfast, transfer to Varzob gorge. 3 day- Breakfast, trecking to «Gousgarf» waterfall, launch, rest,
bathing under the waterfall.
Not included: visa support The price include: $ pax/per/day
transfer, full pansion, the necessary equipment, guides-2, 1 cock,
donckeys. The “Pamir and mountain travel” invites you to the fascinating
trips around VARZOB GORGE the heart of the ancient «SILK ROAD». |
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great number of mountain rocks with quite a unique micro-climate
have given birth to an unsually rich and varied flora. 24 km. from
Dushanbe to the nothern part of Tajikistan the pictures Varzob gorge
has been located. By the degree of the President of Tajikistan in
1999 this area has been announced as the special tourism and recreational
zone of the country. |
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