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Travel Karakalpakstan: The Stan Within A Stan

Travel Karakalpakstan The Stan Within A Stan Updated September 2024, Travel Karakalpakstan: The Stan Within A Stan was originally written November 2017 Karakalpakstan makes up a sizable area of Uzbekistan– over one-third of Uzbekistan’s landmass. Once prosperous and powerful, Karakalpakstan was a fertile agricultural region. Now the region of Karakalpakstan has nearly been forgotten by the outside […]

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Climbing Shah Foladi, Afghanistan

Climbing Shah Foladi, Afghanistan Updated September 2024, Climbing Shah Foladi, Afghanistan was originally published in August 2021 Shah Foladi, Central Afghanistan’s highest peak rises to around 5,100 meters (I’ve seen it listed as anywhere from 5,048 meters to 5,192 meters), parked in the middle of the Koh e Baba Mountains that form the border between

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Rasht Valley, Tajikistan

Rasht Valley, Tajikistan Updated September 2024, Rasht Valley, Tajikistan was originally written in November 2019 It took me five trips to Tajikistan before I finally made it to the Rasht Valley. The little-visited region of the country had been on my radar since 2017. To be fair, the Rasht Valley is a bit inconvenient to visit with the

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Afghanistan-Iran Border Crossing At Islam Qala/Dogharoun

Crossing the Afghanistan-Iran Border at Islam Qala Updated September 2024, Crossing the Afghanistan-Iran Border at Islam Qala was originally written in June 2019 Crossing the Islam Qala-Dogharoun Border from Afghanistan to Iran between the cities of Herat and Mashhad is a pretty pain-free simple process. At this point in time, this is the only border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran that is

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How To Get To Kandovan, Iran

How to get to Kandovan, Iran Updated September 2024, How to get to Kandovan, Iran was originally written in July 2019 Kandovan is like a mini Cappadocia with cave homes built into jagged volcanic rock (Ha! I’m literally just repeating what everyone else says here despite never having been to Cappadocia, and we may as well

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How to Visit Childukhtaron, Tajikistan

How to Visit Childukhtaron, Tajikistan Updated September 2024, How to Visit Childukhtaron, Tajikistan was originally published in October 2021  A popular destination for local tourists, Childukhtaron Nature Reserve is one steeped in legend. The name Childukhtaron, meaning 40 girls, goes back to the 13th century Mongol Invasion.  Protecting the village from the wrath of the

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The Gardan i Kaftar Hike In Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley

The Gardan i Kaftar Hike In Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley Updated in September 2024, The Gardan i Kaftar Hike In Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley was originally published in May 2020 I spent a chunk of last summer and fall in Tajikistan, mostly focusing on traveling in the western half of the country. The furthest east I made it in

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Eastern Pamir Travel Guide

Eastern Pamir Travel Guide Updated September 2024, The Eastern Pamir Travel Guide was originally written in February 2020 The Eastern Pamir and Murghab Plateau is the most sparsely populated region of Tajikistan. The entire area is at high altitude, with the lowest point still being at or above 3,000 meters. With terrain that is arid and

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Windswept Desolation In Karakul, Tajikistan

Windswept Desolation In Karakul, Tajikistan Updated September 2024, Windswept Desolation In Karakul, Tajikistan was originally published in June 2020 Most travelers journeying along Tajikistan’s main tourist attraction, the Pamir Highway, tend to only make a short stop in Karakul to break for breakfast lunch and to gaze at the blue waters. Sure, the village of Karakul

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Gumbezkul Pass Hike, Tajikistan
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Gumbezkul Pass Hike, Tajikistan 

Gumbezkul Pass Hike, Tajikistan  Updated September 2024, Gumbezkul Pass Hike, Tajikistan was originally published in February 2022 If you’re looking for a day hike from the Eastern Pamir town of Murghab, then the trek over Gumbezkul Pass is the perfect option. Connecting the colorful mineral-laden mountains of the Pshart Valley with the stark pinnacles of the Madiyan Valley, the

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