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The city of Khorogh (Khoroq or Xoroq) is the administrative center of Badakhshan Autonomous region of Tajikistan. It is located in the southwestern region of the region, some 2000m (6560 ft) above sea level. Straddling the Gunt (Ghund, in Tajiki) River, where Gunt flows into the Panj river.
Even though the Pamirs are known as the home of the world's largest glaciers, the climate of Khorog is warm in the summer months (22 C in June) and mild in winter (-7C in January). The average annual rainfall in the region is 263 mm. More About the city
….and there's something fantastic about the place that leaves an indelible impression. "The sky is bluer there," insists Monica Whitlock, a BBC correspondent based in Dushanbe. "And the sheep look whiter."
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*Language: Tajik (=Persian)
*Population of Khorog: c. 22,000
*Post Office: Ulitsa Lenina 45
*Accomodation: Click here
*Café: Ulitsa Lenina (opposite to the Post office) with a pleasaant Chai khane (tea house).
*Area code: 35220
*Road Map: Click here.
*Tourist Information:
Badakhshans Khoroq office is at Ulitsa Lenina 7,on the 2:nd floor of the former communist party 'Abcomparti'-buildning). Tel: 6086
*Permission to go Trekking:
Address: Ulitsa Lenina 36 (the big government buildning), Tel 5068, Contact Azorabek Lailibekov
Travel agency:
*Mosalam Anvarov, at ulitsa Lenina 133/3, apartment 34. Tel: 3206 home and 4057 office
*Molo Abdul Shagarf, Tel: 3796 office and 5926 home More about
Khorog is linked by highway to Osh (470 Km) and Dushanbe (527 km) and by air to Dushanbe. During the winter (October to March), the main road from the capital and the southwest of the country (east to Khorog via Khalaikum) is closed by snow. The road between Osh (in Kyrgyzstan) and Khorog is kept open all year round and traverses one of the most beautiful and unspoilt regions in the world, the Pamir Mountains. Recent political and economic troubles have meant that road maintenance has been widely neglected. See Road map
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The air trip, however, cannot be taken on any day. It requires a nice sunny day. To enter Khorog, the plane must negotiate a narrow valley. While crossing the valley, at times, it seems, the wings brush against the snow to the sides. Flight time is a little under an hour, and the view is spectacular.
In addition, the plane ride (45 minutes altogether) often becomes dangerous, especially when the Badakhshanis do not pay attention to capacity and fill the isles with cargo and passengers. More about
*Dostay Maimankhana - guest house
Address: Just off Ulitsa Lenin, by the river
*MSDP-guest house (comfortable)
(Mountain Society Development Support Programme)
Address: Ulitsa Lenin 54 (next to the museum)
*WFP-guest house (World Food Programme)
Address: Ulitsa Aini 9/1; top floor
Teahouses
Visiting one of these beautiful, pleasant and calm teahouses (Chayxane) is a must.
Golden shrine Route
Sanatorium "Garmchashma"
A SPA OF EMPYREAL HIGHTS
South of Khorog, a side road loop traces the Tajik-Afghan border (north-east to Langer), before meeting the Pamir (M41) HighWay, you find the hot springs, mountain lakes and the ruines of pre-islamic fortress.
*Views of Pik Karla Marxa (6723m)
South-east from Khorog, the 4WD road heads up the Shakhrdara valley and over to Turuntai-kul, offering fantastic views of Pik Karla Marxa (6723m).
*There are therapeutic hot springs in:
Garm Chashma (near Anderob, 30km from Xoroq on the road to Ishkashim)
Oudzh (30km from Ishakashim on the road from Xoroq)
*Gunt valley
The very attractive and friendly Gunt valley is along road from Khorog to Jelandy.Lush poplars amid arid mountains shelter traditional Pamiri villages with very friendly and curious people. There are countless spectacular views along the Gunt valley.
The mountainous region of Pamirs is known in Tajikistan as Bam-i-Jahon (the Roof of the World). The region is the node from which some of the world's highest mountain ranges radiate. To the south lie the Karakoram and Himalaya. In the west is the Hindu Kush and along the Kyrgyz-Chinese border is the Tian Shan. Many peaks in Pamirs rise well over 7000 m (23,000 feet) and large part of the region is too high for human settlement, but Marco Polo sheep and snow leopard roam there.
Badakhshan region offer some of the best mountaineering and trekking opportunities in the world. The remoteness, variety of mountains, colourful and friendly local communities, relative ease of access and stable weather make this one of your most highly exciting destinations.
The highest mountains of Central Asia: peak of Lenin (7134), Ismoil Somoni [Communism] (7495), Pobeda (7439), the ice-house of Fedchenko, Medveji, Fortambek and others are situated here.
More about.
* Southern Blues
* Tours to the Pamir Mountains
* World Travel Guide
* Pamirs in Peakware
*Pamirs; What to see?
*Pamir on bicycle
*Pamir Reise (in German)
* Tajikistan, Travel
* Arctic Region and Satellite, Moon, Planet
*Tajikistan National Travel Company
* About Pamir region
