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Tajikistan - The great thread

184 images Created 8 Jan 2012

Travel across Tajikistan through the high Pamir Mountains and the region of Gorno-Badakshan, today under growing Chinese influence. Inhabited by the Pamiri community, the conservative East of the country holds striking cultural differences with the West, due to the Ismaili heritage and colourful traditions.

Tajikistan was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence from the USSR in December 1991.

Story shot for Geo magazine: https://www.geo.de/magazine/geo-magazin/1237-rtkl-abenteuer-ein-dorf-bewegung
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  • Boys doing summersaults. Threshing wheat with donkeys. In Roshorv village.
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  • Celebrations for the Pamiri wedding of Hanisa. In Roshorv village.
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  • At the school, physic class of Bandali. At Roshorv villages.
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  • Picking wheat. In Roshorv village.
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  • Readjusting her veil. Going fetching wood with soon to be married Bakhtnigor and her relatives.  In Roshorv village.
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  • Readjusting her veil. Going fetching wood with soon to be married Bakhtnigor and her relatives.  In Roshorv village.
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  • Musician Gul's daughters. In Roshorv village.
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  • Saradbek. In Roshorv village.
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  • Didar ceremony on the 25th of September, celebrating each year the coming of his Highness the Aga Khan at this date in 1998. In Roshorv village.
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  • Celebrations for the Pamiri wedding of Hanisa. In Roshorv village.
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  • Celebrations for the Pamiri wedding of Hanisa. In Roshorv village.
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  • Celebrations for the Pamiri wedding of Hanisa. In Roshorv village.
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  • Celebrations for the Pamiri wedding of Hanisa. In Roshorv village.
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  • Celebrations for the Pamiri wedding of Hanisa. In Roshorv village.
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  • Night shot. In Roshorv village.
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  • Kids picking sunflowers. In Roshorv village.
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  • Crossing a river on a Zip-line between Savnob village and Barchadev.
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  • Kurbon Sho (L) and Gul Ayoz (Right). Savnob village.
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  • In Barchadev village, below Sarez Lake.
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  • Women praying. Didar ceremony on the 25th of September, celebrating each year the coming of his Highness the Aga Khan at this date in 1998. In Roshorv village.
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  • An old map showing former Russia on the wall of a run down sanatorium..In the Wakhan Corridor, Tajikistan side, in the Pamir mountains. Afghanistan is on the other side of the Panj river...Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor..Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic..It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • View of Khorog from the Botanical Garden, the second highest one in the world. ..The town of Khorog (2200m), is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers..The city is bounded to the south and to the north by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt rivers, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the river Panj, also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus on the border with Afghanistan. Khorog is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city..Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims...Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor..Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic..It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Road Police..Near Khorog. ..The town of Khorog (2200m), is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers..The city is bounded to the south and to the north by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt rivers, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the river Panj, also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus on the border with Afghanistan. Khorog is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city..Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims...Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor..Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic..It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Waitress waiting for customers in a restaurant in Khorog in front of a Made in China poster depicting Chinese landscapes..Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor..Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic..It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • A egg and lentils dish proposed to the traveler in Pamiri houses. Khorog area, Tajikistan.
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