Tag: Pamir Highway
Top-level cycling
At an altitude of 3,650 metres, sport—even at a beginner’s level—requires stamina and training. Murghob, the highest town in Tajikistan. Credits: Simone Bergonzi (Italy, @simobergz) Find… [...]
Spring in Murghob
Rivers are usually the meeting point for women and kids during the day. This one is taken outside of Murghob shortly before sunset. On Wednesday 8 April 2026,… [...]
Little Princess
In the few villages along the Pamir highway, you will always see children playing outside. They are sometimes the only signs of life in these seemingly deserted high mountain… [...]
Traffic jam on Pamir Highway
Like small rocks in the vastness of the Pamir mountains, the lorries using the M41 road between Tajikistan, China and Kyrgyzstan are blocked by roadworks near… [...]
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Spring snow
From the fortress of Yamchoun, the view stretches far out over the Wakhan corridor with its still snow-capped peaks, as well as the free-flowing meanders of the… [...]