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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

Border Police. Over the Khargush (meaning "Hare") Pass, near the Afghan border and the Wakhan corridor.

Driving on the Pamir Highway (M41) from Khorog through the Pamir mountains.

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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Border Police. Over the Khargush (meaning "Hare") Pass, near the Afghan border and the Wakhan corridor.<br /> <br /> Driving on the Pamir Highway (M41) from Khorog through the Pamir mountains.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br /> It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.