Penjikent to Khujand

A New Road to Old Penjikent

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April 14th 2016
<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Day 81 Friday 8th April 2016 – Dushanbe to Penjikent Moving day and we have nothing booked so asked reception for some advice on getting to the city of Penjikent. The hotel has its own driver who could take us to the shared taxi rank and negotiate our fare, we paid him more than a normal taxi but he sure did earn his mon ... read more

Asia » Tajikistan » Khujand

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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