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Backpacking Tajikistan: 8 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Tajikistan, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. Dushanbe, Tajikistan1

    Dushanbe

    Dushanbe

    Leafy Soviet-era capital.

  2. 2

    Pamir Highway

    Gorno-Badakhshan

    Legendary high-altitude road.

  3. 3

    Iskanderkul

    Sughd

    Alexander's turquoise lake.

  4. 4

    Khorog

    Gorno-Badakhshan

    Pamir gateway town.

  5. 5

    Khujand

    Sughd

    Ancient Silk Road city.

  6. 6

    Karakul

    Gorno-Badakhshan

    Lake in a meteor crater.

  7. 7

    Murghab

    Gorno-Badakhshan

    Highest town on the route.

  8. 8

    Hisor Fortress

    Districts of Republican Subordination

    Restored gate near Dushanbe.

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