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

Detail of dress. In Khorog town, capital of the Pamir and home of the Ismaili community.

Tajikistan and the Tajik Pamir mountains (province of Gorno Badakhshan), summer 2009.

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Adventure Central Asia Cities_Places Clothing Colors Community Exploration Expressions Feelings_Emotions_Beliefs Groups HIT LIST High Asia High altitude Khorog Landlocked country Lifestyle Outdoor Pamir People Photography Photojournalism Poorest country Poverty Red Roof of the World Sensuality Smallest Nation Soviet Union Systematic_Keywords Tajik Tajikistan Traditional dress Travel Photography USSR Vertical

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Passage to Pamir