Tajikistan
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Tajikistan was one of 15 members of the former Soviet Union.
The country is 90% mountains
The population is 98% Muslim
Mevlana Yakub Charki Mosque, Dushanbe
Mosque interior
Ceiling detail
Spices, mostly peppers and tumeric
Green Bazaar, Dushanbe
Nuts, seeds, apricots, & figs
Green Bazaar
Teas
Green Bazaar
Non, traditional Tajik bread
Street vendor
Bus stop
Dushanbe
School girls
Dushanbe
Shopkeepers
Dushanbe
Hisor Fortress
Caravanserai
A roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes, most notably the Silk Road.
Madrassa
Former school for boys only
Former home of the last emir of Bukhara
Gate inside the fortress
Stairway to heaven
Window detail
Tajik President's image is everywhere
Mosque
Dushanbe
Kohi Navruz, Cultural center
Built in 2009-2014 for conferences, weddings, and meetings The center spans four acres.
Ceiling detail
Wing
Mosque for 100,000 currently under construction.
Dushanbe
Buddha in NIrvana
Nearly 13 meters long and weighing 5,5 tons, the Buddha rests in the National Museum of Antiquities in Dushanbe.
Lunch served by our local guide, Faruidun
Statue of Ismoil Somoni
A historian in 943 AD wrote, "Somoni was an intelligent, just, compassionate person, one possessing reason and prescience...he conducted affairs with justice and good ethics. Whoever tyrannize people he would punish...In affairs of state he was always impartial." The Somoni currency is named after him.
The Porchan: stele with Tajikistan's emblem
The emblem of Tajikistan is composed of the Pamir Mountains surrounded by cotton on one side and wheat on the other, both wrapped in a banner displaying the national colors. A crown hovers above the mountains, and a book makes up the base.
Headed into the Fann Mountains
Note the size of the vehicles vs. mountains
