Visiting Tajikistan for 3 days
We did not visit Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan
Flag of Tajikistan
Crossing the Syr Darya (river) to our hotel
View from our room at he Parliament Hotel in Khujand, the 2nd largest city in Tajikistan, and one of the oldest cities in Central Asia dating back about 2,500 years, with the Fann Mountains, part of the Pamir-Alay Range in the background
Panjshanbe Market, in the center of Khujand Registan Square, is a real treat for the senses!
Kimchi section
My favorite section
Khujand Registan Square with the Panjshanbe Market on one side & the mosque and mausoleum of Sheikh Muslihidden on the other side - Something for every one in the family
Memorial to Tajikistan soldiers who lost their lives in the Afghanistan War (1979- 1989)
Close up of the memorial
Memorial to the Tajikistan people who died as a result of the Chernobyl clean-up. Soviets told the Tajikistan people jobs were available in Siberia. Once they arrived in Siberia they were sent to Chernobyl to help in the clean-up
View of our hotel, the Parliament, from the other side of the Syr Darya River
Timurmalik fortress (reconstructed) archaeological excavations revealed that the fortress was built in the 4th and 5th centuries
Ismail Somoni monument located on the left bank of the Syr Darla
He was the Amir of Transoxiana & Khirasan. His monument replaced a Lenin Statue after Tajikistan became independent in 1991
Arbot Palace - a replica of the Peterhof Castle in St. Petersburg
Maddy & her new Tajik friend, Andrew
View of fountains from the Palace
Alexander the Great is said to have married Roxanne at this castle (rebuilt)
View of Tashkent from the castle
We drove to Istaravshan, a city in northern foothills of the Turkistan mountain range where we walked to see this mosque and were accompanied by many young children. Maddy treated many of them to some treats.
Inside of the mosque
We visited a blacksmith shop where Maddy & Anne helped the Tajikistan economy by purchasing a few beautiful hand made knives - Adib, our guide, the blacksmith who made our knives and his helper.
Tasanee, Mary, Pai, Lee, Pek, and Linda - our great new friends from California!
View of our hotel from the patio which overlooked the river
Most marriages in Tashkent are arranged
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