Things to See on Your Holidays in Tajikistan

Tajikistan is located in Central Asia and bordersvisa however this is much easier than it used to
Afghanistan in the south, Uzbekistan in the west,be and can now be achieved quite easily.
Kyrgyzstan to the north and the people's republicEven though the area is very small, the climate is
of China to the north. It is a mountainous country.variable because of the mountainous topography.
People of Tajikistan speak the Tajik language andSummers are very hot making it a great sun
have culture and history of the Persian people.holiday destination. But during summer the
It became a constituent Republic of the Sovietmountains are cool and this is best time for
Union in the 20th century. Tajikistan is a verytrekking or hiking. Spring season is the best
remote area located on the southern tip of theseason and winters are considerably mild. Takiki is
former Soviet Central Asia. It is no doubt a goodthe main language of Takikistan, the people here
place for the tourists. Alpine mountaineering, rockalso understand and speak Russian and the third
climbing, camel riding, horse riding, hiking, trekking,language spoken is Uzbek.
cultural experiences and historical explorations areA visit to Tajikistan will be very exciting and
all possible here.especially so to those people who love trekking,
Peaks of Pamir, Peak Somoni, Peak Lenin, peakclimbing and hiking-for them this country could
Korzhenevskaya prove to be exciting for allprove first-class. In Tajikistan, the national sport is
mountaineers. Walking, climbing and enjoying viewswrestling which is also called the Gushtin Geri.
of the Lakeland scenery is very famous while onThere are guides available at Tajikistan who
Mount Alpine. There are some valleys which haveaccompany the tourists and introduce them to
interesting history. Previously there were fourthe culture of Tajikistan, the lifestyle of the
roads which passed through the Pamir and Fannpeople and various other sites and scenes.
mountains. There are remains of the SogdianAt the mouth of the Pamir, the gorges and
civilization as well as Hindu, Buddhist and ChristiansCanyons are also found. There are 947 rivers
found here. Some art and architecture is alsofound. Amu darya, Syr darya, Zerav shan, vakhsh
found here like the statue of Lenin. The tallestand Panj are the largest rivers found here. There
artificial dam known as the nurek hydroelectricare also some lakes in Tajikistan. The largest lake
dam is found at this place.being Karakul and the deepest lake is lake Sarez.
Tajikistan is no doubt a very nice place to travelIn the north, there is the Fergana hallow which is
but there are some obstacles to cross beforesurrounded by kuramin ridge, the vakhsh and the
you reach it. The first problem is applying for yourhissar plains.