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food posters

all the homestays and cafes have these posters but they dont provide anything that remotely resembles any of the pictures - a plates of small, dried fish was all that was on offer here.
Tajikistan - The Pamir Highway - mile 6876

May 23rd 2010
Here we are setting out from Khorog again on our second attempt to get to Murghab. This time we're taking the Pamir Highway, built by the Soviets in 1931-1934 to facilitate troop transport into the remote region. It was off-limits to travellers until recently and its still a pretty remote road mostly used by Chinese trucks. We pass a couple of large truck compounds on our way. The first 70 ... read more
Asia » Tajikistan » Murgab

Tajikistani Flag The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik control of the area was fiercely contested and not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan beca... ... read more
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