• Silk Road + F1
    Khujand market area
    The mosqueInteriorThe marketBread sellerScooters ride around in the market3Picked saladBreadMuseumOur guideThe president1SunsetOur hotelPark gate at nightView from balcony

    Hello, Tajikistan!

    October 3, 2025 in Tajikistan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We drove from Tashkent, Uzbekistan to cross the border into Tajikistan. The border process was pretty straightforward but did include walking with our luggage for almost a kilometre. It wasn’t raining so no problem.

    Tajikistan is the smallest and poorest of The Stans. About 93 per cent of the country is covered by mountains and there are about 2,000 lakes. In a year, Tajikistan has about 300 days of sunshine.

    The first city we’re visiting is Khujand, population about 200,000 and the second largest city in Tajikistan. It was founded by Alexander The Great about 2,500 years ago.

    It was mid afternoon when we got there and we started with a visit to a new mosque built in 2000 and then a visit to a museum. From there we went to the market/bazaar.

    We checked in to our Soviet era hotel, relaxed a bit and went out for dinner.    Read more