Mountains of Tajikistan - Switzerland in Central Asia

People, who are tired of beach tourism, try to find new, "unprofitable" tourist routes. Often it turns out that it is not necessary to go to the end of the world for this purpose, to another continent. The unknown and beautiful sometimes is right under our noses. The mountains of Tajikistan in their beauty, greatness deserve special attention. Here there are all - hard-to-reach peaks for climbers, bowls of mountain lakes, surrounded by virgin forests, for fans of picturesque landscapes ...

On the roof of the world

The mountains of Tajikistan are the Pamirs. Most of the Central Asian republic consists of mountain areas. Pamir is a kind of knot where Tien Shan, Hindukush, Karakorum meet. It is here that there are such high mountain peaks as the Peak of Communism (Ismail Samani) reaching 7495 m, Lenin Peak (Abu Ali Ibn Sino) 7134 meters high.

The climate of the Pamir is sharply continental, the peak of precipitation is in the period from March to April, the minimum - from August to September.

Zaalaysky Range

What mountains in Tajikistan you can learn by understanding the complex Pamir system. On the northern part of the massif there is the Zaalaysky Range. After gaining independence, many geographical names in the republics of the former Soviet Union were changed. Not an exception and the mountains of Tajikistan. The name of the highest peak of Lenin, for example, was changed to Abu Ali Ibn Sino - in honor of the famous doctor and scientist-encyclopedist of the Muslim East.

The Zaalaysky Range stretches for 200 km, wedging in on the territory of China. High mountains like walls surround the Alai valley. Having reached the passes and peaks of the Western Saalian, one can enjoy extraordinary views of the highest peaks of the Pamirs - the peak of Communism, the ridges of the North-Western Pamirs, the Peak of Korzhanevskaya.

Of particular interest to mountain tourism are the areas of the Central Zaalaya. In the southern part there is a network of mountain spurs, which allows you to plan tourist routes of varying degrees of complexity. Mountains of Tajikistan - the habitat of representatives of the family of felines. In the valley of the river Zauxai there are snow leopards. If you're lucky - you can stumble on gold diggers, washing gold.

The Zaalaysky Range and its glaciers are noteworthy. There are more than 500 of them.

Turkestan Range

The natural border of three states - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan forms the Turkestan Range, which stretches for 340 km. The northern parts of the ridge represent a virgin, little explored area where climbers can find a huge field of activity, tired of crouching trails.

Ak-Su and Karavshin are an area where there is every opportunity for lovers of mountain sports. There are already established routes that have already been established, and there is also a field for pioneers. Rock rocks here are made up of granite, sandstone, limestone.

Fan Mountains

The mountains of Tajikistan can not be imagined without Kukhistan. So in ancient times the Fan Mountains were called. On the right this area is considered the pearl of the Pamirs. It is here that there is an edge of azure and emerald lakes with the purest water, which are more than thirty here. Clamped between tall ridges, they are surrounded by forests of coniferous trees.

If other mountain areas are of interest primarily for fans of extreme and mountaineering, then you can relax by lying on the green grass and bathing in the cool waters of numerous lakes. Many of them are of glacial origin.

There are mountain routes of various degrees of complexity. Very often the Fan Mountains become an arena for various mountaineering tournaments.

Diamonds of the Pamirs

The lake in Tajikistan in the mountains is a special decoration. The rugged ridges are decorated with numerous natural reservoirs. There are more than a thousand lakes here.

The largest of them is the Karakul. The history of his education is curious. 25 million years ago a huge meteorite struck a crater with a diameter of 45 km. Thus, a bowl was formed for a lake with a depth of 236 m. The bottom is covered with non-glacial glaciers. The lake does not have a drain and, therefore, its waters are saline.

The Sarez lake has a dramatic history . At the beginning of the last century, a grandiose collapse buried a whole village under itself and blocked the current of the Bartang River. As a result, behind this huge natural dam, a lake was formed, named after the settlement it had swallowed. This grandiose pond stretches for 60 km and reaches 500 m depth.

Those who admire such a natural object as Niagara Falls are simply obliged to visit Iskanderkul. This is a real pearl of the Fan Mountains, surrounded on all sides by impregnable ridges. The water in the lake is cold, but in summer it is quite possible to dip near the banks of the protruding coves. The lake gives rise to the Iskanderdarya River, which is overthrown by a magnificent waterfall 38 m high.

Khodja-Mumin is a grandiose pillar of salt

The mountains of Tajikistan are full of curious natural phenomena and mysteries. One of them is Khodja-Mumin. The mountain, completely composed of salt, is visible for tens of kilometers. The height of this pillar is almost a kilometer. At the top there is enough room to accommodate a small city.

An interesting fact is that salt reserves in this mountain will be enough for the whole of mankind for hundreds of years. A particularly beautiful sight is Khodja-Mumin in the sun, when the slopes, consisting of pink, green and gray salt, are poured in different colors.

For thousands of years, the wind brought a thin layer of soil to the top of the mountain and some of its slopes. In the spring, a beautiful carpet of mountain grasses and flowers blossom here. Nurtures this stream of freshwater streams that make their way from the bowels of the massif. Apparently, in the thickness of the mountain are hidden and other rocks in which fresh water is hidden.

The salt mountain in Tajikistan is an object of tourists' attention and local pride.

The mountains of Tajikistan have not yet revealed their rich potential for tourists and people who are keen on active recreation. This is a picturesque land that you can study for years and find new miracles every time.