Tag: King Solmoni
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Day 16
Khujand, Tajikistan to Dushanbe, Tajikistan Drive out of Khujand First 90 minutes or so Stop in Istaravshan In the foothills of the Turkistan Range this 2,500 year old city is renown for traditional crafts. We spent some time watching the metal smiths at work. Drive out of Ura-Tyube (that’s the Soviet name for Istaravshan) As…
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Baklava, Buckwheat, Buick, Central Asia, Coal mine, Cyrus the Great, Dushanbe, Engine trouble, Ferrari, Fountain, History, Honey, Ibn Sina, Independence, Istaravshan, Khujand, King Solmoni, Knife maker, Mascara, Melon, Metal smith, Mountains, National Theater, Peacock, Persian Poetry, Plow, Pomegranate, Presidential Palace, Quail, Rudaki, Samanid, silk road, Tajikistan, travel, Tunnel, Turkestan Mountains, Ura-Tyube, Zarafshon Range -
Day 14
Khujand, Tajikistan An introduction to Tajikistan We crossed borders from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan. Khujand is the City of Almonds. Went without internet connection much of the time in Tajikistan (outside the hotel). Like each of the stans we visited, we happened to be there for their 35th Anniversary of Independence. Below are notes quoting our…
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Alexander the Great, Archeology, Border War, Central Asia, Emomali Rahmon, Farm workers collective, Fortress, Great Patriotic War, History, Independence Day, Khujand, Kick wheel, King Solmoni, Metalwork, Museum, Musical instruments, Oxus River, Pomegranate, silk road, Stone cutting, Syr Darya, Tajikistan, Timur, Transoxiana, travel, Urunhodzhaev, Urunkhojaev
