Attractions of Tajikistan

To help inspire or plan your trip to Tajikistan, some of its major attractions for travellers are shown below, including some of the best natural, historical, cultural and adventure sites in the country. These include all of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for Tajikistan which represent the best of the world's cultural and natural heritage.
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Natural	History	Wildlife	Trekking	Cities	Religious Monument	Boat Journey	Rail Journey	Diving	Cultural	Adrenaline	UNESCO WHS

Dushanbe
The capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, is located in the east of the country near the border with Uzbekistan. The blue-domed Mawlana Yakubi Charki is a complex of a mosque, mausoleum and madrassa and is a popular pilgrimage site. The Museum of Archaeology contains the largest Buddha in central Asia. Hisor Fort was a 19th century Bukharan stronghold.

Proto-urban site of Sarazm
Sarazm is an archaeological site with evidence of human settlement, proto-urbanisation and agriculture from the 4th millennium BC to the end of the 3rd millennium BC. The peoples of Sarazm developed commercial and cultural links across a wide geographic area. UNESCO World Heritage Site: Proto-urban site of Sarazm

Proto-urban site of Sarazm

Sarazm is an archaeological site with evidence of human settlement, proto-urbanisation and agriculture from the 4th millennium BC to the end of the 3rd millennium BC. The peoples of Sarazm developed commercial and cultural links across a wide geographic area.

UNESCO World Heritage Site: Proto-urban site of Sarazm

Tajik National Park
Tajikistan National Park covers more than 2.5 million hectares in the east of the country. The stunning landscape includes rugged peaks (some over 7,000m high), over one thousand glaciers including the longest valley glacier outside the Polar region, 170 rivers and more than 400 lakes. The park includes a rich diversity of flora and also shelters rare and threatened birds and mammals including the Marco Polo Argali sheep, snow leopards and Siberian ibex. Subject to frequent strong earthquakes and extreme seasonal variations of temperature, the park is sparsely inhabited, and virtually unaffected by agriculture and permanent human settlements. UNESCO World Heritage Site: Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

Tajik National Park

Tajikistan National Park covers more than 2.5 million hectares in the east of the country. The stunning landscape includes rugged peaks (some over 7,000m high), over one thousand glaciers including the longest valley glacier outside the Polar region, 170 rivers and more than 400 lakes. The park includes a rich diversity of flora and also shelters rare and threatened birds and mammals including the Marco Polo Argali sheep, snow leopards and Siberian ibex. Subject to frequent strong earthquakes and extreme seasonal variations of temperature, the park is sparsely inhabited, and virtually unaffected by agriculture and permanent human settlements.

UNESCO World Heritage Site: Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)