Off the Beaten Path in Tajikistan

by Backpackin_Mac
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Relaxing in the sun

Before going to Tajikistan we were nearly tempted to hire a car to get in and get out. Thankfully we decided to travel the way we normally do and did it all independantly and had no problems.

When leaving Northern Tajikistan to enter the Uzbek Fergana Valley you might meet the guys in the photo, they are the Tajik border guards. So much for the rule of no cameras at borders. They asked for me to take their photos and then I posed individually with 6 of them with their camera.

The Uzbek border guards on the other side we a lot quieter but they were all friendly.

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	Green valleys in the desert

By Saagar

on January 31, 2007

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Cotton fields near Shaartuz

Down on the Uzbek-Afghan-Tajik border meet are some facinating green valleys surrounded by desert ridges and mountains. It is a land of extremes, searing hot during summers, biting cold during winter. The end of summer-early autumn would be the time to visit when the produce is ripe on the stem and fruits brought to the market, skies are clear and the temperature is - right - temperate.... The areas around Garavuti and Shaartuz were indeed very nice.
Much of the irrigated land here is taken up by cotton, a crop that does nobody any good here given the disasterously low price on cotton and the high input of pesticides, feritlizer and water. Cotton production in general in Tajikistan is really draining the country, but after 50 years of it i presume it's a habit that you cannot wean the nation off.

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	Tajik Border near Bekabod

By Backpackin_Mac

on January 1, 2004

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What you see when you enter
Tajikistan

If you are travelling from Tashkent to Khojand you will pass through this border post. It is very desolate and can be a bit nervous for some. As soon as you exit the passport stamping room you are surrounded by taxi drivers wanting $50 to take you to Tashkent. We refused and started walking (look at the picture and you will see we weren't in a strong bargaining position). In the end we got the price down to $15 for both of us.

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	The whole country is off the...

By catdockev

on August 25, 2002

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The whole country is off the path!