WELCOME TO DUSHANBE-CITY OF TOURISM TAJIKISTAN-STREETS-FOODS-HOTELS-TRADITIONS-GARDESNS-PEOPLES-LOVE

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Key indicators of tourism of the Republic of Tajikistan
Location: Central Asia
Area: 142.6 square kilometers, mountains cover 93%
It borders Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Climate: dry continental, with over 300 sunny days a year
Water Resources: about 1000 rivers, 2,000 lakes, 8,000 glaciers
Cultural and historical heritage: part of the Great Silk Road, a site of ancient settlement "Sarazm" and National Park are included in the List of World Heritage (UNESCO)

Tourism activities: climbing, mountain sports, skiing, international hunting, ethnographic, medicaL
International hotel operators: Hyatt Regency, Sheraton Hotels, Serena Hotels

The territory of Tajikistan from the most ancient times lay on the important historical routes of the Silk Road, connecting the East and the West. Country in the international trade and cultural exchange linking of old possessions of Bactria – Tokharistan (Chaganian, Shumon, Ahorun, Kubodien, Vakhsh, Hutal, Rasht, Kumed, Darvoz, Vanj, Rushan and Wakhan), Soghd, Istaravshan (Ustrushan) and Ferghana with India, Afghanistan and China. The Silk Road was not only the exchange of goods between the East and the West, but also ideas, cultures and people.

Modern Tajikistan is a mountainous country with the altitudes varies from 300 to 7,495 meters above the sea level. 93% of the territory are mountain ranges relating to Pamirs, Hissar-Alay and Tien-Shan mountain systems. The mentioned ranges are divided by rich and fertile lands of Ferghana, Zerafshan, Vakhsh and Hissar valleys. Complicated relief and big amplitude of mountain system's high caused exceptional diversity of flora and fauna.
Tajikistan is a country of high peaks, strong glaciers, swift rapid rivers, unrepeatable in terms of beauty lakes, unique flora and rare animals. Mountainous, floor landscape determines originality and peculiarity of Tajikistan's nature, riches of its forms called for life by diversity of climatic zones. In the republic it is possible during the one and half hour fly from heat of Vakhsh valley and get to arctic cold of everlasting snows of the Pamirs. On the basis of the existing 13 state nature reserves and sanctuaries "Zorkul", "Romit", "Mozkul", "Dashti Jum", historical and natural park "Shirket" and the Tajik National Park the unique ecology, landscapes and natural monuments in its original form are preserved.

Priority modes for international tourism in the country are considered to be:

climbing, mountain sports and ecotourism;

rafting, paragliding, skiing, ski mountaineering;

international hunting;

historical, cultural and ethnographic tourism;

spa treatment and rest.

Tajikistan is the richest country in reserves of fresh water resources. Almost half of the water resources of the Central Asian region are formed in mountainous rivers, lakes and glaciers of the country. Tajikistan is ranked eighth in the world for its hydropower engineering reserves. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of the Republic is especially very rich in lakes that have very different origins. The largest of them are the lakes of Karakul, Zorkul, Rangkul, Shorkul, Bulunkul and Lake Sarez, which was formed in 1911 when an earthquake created a natural dam. In general, in the Pamir region at altitudes from 3200 to 5000 meters there are 1450 lakes and 220rivers, or 83% of the total area of lakes in Tajikistan.The largest lake in the Pamirs, a unique salt Lake Karakul, is located at an altitude of 3914 meters above the sea level. The lake has a maximum depth of 236 meters. It is considered that the lake appeared during the ice age and the bottom of the lake and several of its shores for many kilometers are covered by permafrost.
In Tajikistan there are nearly 200 sources of mineral and thermal waters, on the basis of which spa tourism is developed. The most famous of them are resort "Khoja Obi Garm," resort "Bahoriston", sanatoriums "Shaambary", "Obi Garm," "Zumrad", "Havatag", "Yavroz", "Kaltuch", "Garm-Chashma". In the carbonated hot mineral springs of sanatoriums "Garm-chashma", "Bashor" and "Shahdara" travertine-lime sinter deposits are formed. They are especially beautiful at the spring Garm-chashma, located 35 km from Khorog.
A unique historical and architectural monument is a mausoleum of prominent philosopher and religious figure of the ХIV century Mir Said Ali Hamadoni in Kulyab, where many followers honoring his Sufi teachings perform a religious pilgrimage. Moreover, in this region there are the mausoleums Shakiki Balkhi (IX century), Schoh Nematulloi Wali (XIV century), Sulton Uvayci Karani (VII century), which will become revelation for many people.

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