All Places in Tajikistan

The largest dam in the world and the site of a potential disaster.

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

This remote, abandoned Soviet observatory promises spectacular views for those who can reach it.

This medieval citadel once guarded the western entrance of the Pamir Highway.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.

Where the father of Persian poetry is laid to rest.

The largest Lenin statue in Central Asia was moved to an empty field rather than being destroyed.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

A bustling bazaar with an elaborate facade in Central Asia’s underrated capital.

A Soviet-era health spa complete with radioactive bathing and shock therapy.

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.

The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.

Right beyond the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border lies the oldest human settlement in Central Asia.