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"VAKHAN AND SHUGNAN" |
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and Shugnan itineraries: Shugnan itinerary: I Khorog-Jelondy
– 130kms. On the top of the Bogiv village (Start of the river
Bogivdara, the right tributary of the river Gunt, 9 kms from
Khorog) on the rocky mountains there is the castle, in the lower
squares of it there are two temples of fire situated. It is
built round like with niches for sitting and a place for the
priest. There is a sowed in the center. Three living houses
built attaching to temples. The village of Patkhur (82 kms from
Khorog). Here was excavated farmer's house (YI-YII cc.)in which
there was an altar for the fire. Varshez village (100 kms from
Khorog). There were found many settlements of miners and metallurgists,
farmer's houses, mostly connected with silver resources in Bachor
range in X-XI cc. Jelondy – this district is famous for mane
medical thermal springs. Shugnan itinerary : II Khorog-Djaushangoz
(136kms)The road to river Shakhdara. Besides the fascinating
beauty, it is interesting Roshtkala – district center n which
there are situated the castle of Shugnan governor (XVIII-XIX
cc) and one more ancient castle. The Shashbuvad village (118
kms from Khorog). From the road it is possible to see the well
preserved ancient castle on the rock. The valley of the river
Djaushangoz. There is the castle of Derudj (YI-YII cc) 3 kms
after entrance to the valley. It closed the entrance to the
valley of the river Shakhdara. This is the place, easy way to
there is through the river Pamir through Mats pass and the valley
of the river Tokuzbulok. |
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