The river border - Tajikistan to the left, Afghanistan to the right

Day 2 on the Pamir Highway - Kalai Khum to Khorog

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August 8th 2017
It took us 8hrs to cover the 240km from Kalai Khum to Khorog and we ascended 1,000m to 2,150m. Pretty much the whole journey we spent in big gorges as we followed the river that marks the Tajik-Afghan border. At this point it is called the Ishkashim River but as we move up it, it becomes the Panj River. It is a big powerful river and its width varies. At the narrowest points we must have been abo ... read more

Asia » Tajikistan » Khorog

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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