Tours and activities
Pamir Highway
Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan
One of the world's great road trips, through the high Pamir mountains from Dushanbe to Osh in Kyrgyzstan, along the Afghan border in the Wakhan Valle…
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Natural features
Iskanderkul Lake
Sughd
A turquoise mountain lake in the Fann Mountains, said to be named after Alexander the Great, with a waterfall nearby.
Walks and treks
Seven Lakes (Haft Kul)
Sughd
A chain of seven lakes in a valley of the Fann Mountains, each a different colour, from turquoise to deep blue.
Historic sites
Hisor Fortress
Hisor, Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí
A restored 18th-century fortress gate and walls about 25 km west of Dushanbe, with two madrasas and a mausoleum nearby.