"Fong-Mantus's new Tajikistan Page" Tajikistan by Fong-Mantus

Tajikistan Travel Guide: 224 reviews and 685 photos

As summers are ferociously hot and winters bitterly cold, spring (April to June) and autumn (September to November) are the best seasons to visit Tajikistan. If you do decide to battle the winter, be aware that many domestic flights are grounded and finding food can be a problem since lots of eateries close for the season.

Tajik ancestry is a murky area but the lineage seems to begin with the Bactrians and the Sogdians. In the 1st century BC the Bactrians had a large empire covering most of what is now northern Afghanistan, while their contemporaries, the Sogdians, inhabited the Zeravshan valley in present-day western Tajikistan, until displaced by the Arab conquest of Central Asia during the 7th century. The invaders succeeded in bringing Islam to the region, but the Arab domination wasn't secure and out of the melee rose another Persian dynasty, the Samanids. The brief era of the Samanids (819-992) gave rise to a frenzy of creative activity. Bukhara, the dynastic capital, became the Islamic world's centre of learning, nurturing great talents like the philosopher-scientist Abu Ali ibn Sina and the poet Rudaki - both now claimed as sons by Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan

Intro Written Sep 8, 2002
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hindu1936 Sep 26, 2006 at 6:05 PM

Wow! good tips and a great snap of the bleak looking road. thanks.
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Saagar May 20, 2006 at 7:42 AM

Thanks for good tips! Going to Dushanbe in September.
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tiganeasca Nov 7, 2003 at 5:52 AM

Beautiful pictures of what looks like a fascinating destination. Can't wait to read more of your thoughts and tips!
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archan4698 Mar 10, 2003 at 7:45 PM

nice info and pictures on this less traveled road:)
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camilo74 Aug 20, 2002 at 1:54 PM

Beautiful Pictures, Go On
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miksu May 14, 2002 at 2:12 PM

Very beautiful page & info...the Sarez Lake looks beautiful..
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Don_Wright May 9, 2002 at 12:00 AM

you enlighten me!
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lotharlerch May 6, 2002 at 4:47 AM

Very interesting page
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DPando May 2, 2002 at 4:35 PM

awesome page!great
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SilverVelvet Apr 24, 2002 at 9:31 AM

A great start. Teach us more?