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photo-art-lady · 3 years

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Woman Photographer travelled around the world to see how is defined beauty in 37 countries

Mihaela Noroc, a 23 year old Romanian, left her job to travel around the world. She explored all continents except Antártida.

Since 2013, Mihaela Noroc has photographed over 2,000 women in more than 50 countries, listening to their stories and learning about their lives.

For Noroc, beauty is diversity. She believes each one of the “shining stars” in her book radiates dignity, strength and beauty.

We live in a world where female beauty standards vary but are all socially and culturally constructed. The Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc traveled the world with her camera and backpack, photographing women in their everyday surroundings and listening to their stories. The result is the “Atlas of Beauty.”

Since 2013, Noroc has photographed over 2,000 women in more than 50 countries, listening to their stories and learning about their lives.

“I noticed that there is a lot of pressure on women to look and behave a certain way,” she told Arab News.

“In some environments, it’s the pressure to look attractive. In others, on the contrary, it’s the pressure to look modest. But every woman should be free to explore her own beauty without feeling any pressure from marketing campaigns, trends or social norms.”

For Noroc, beauty is diversity. She believes each one of the “shining stars” in her book radiates dignity, strength and beauty.

During her five-year odyssey, there have been tremendous ups and downs. Yet, with each country, Noroc never failed to tell the story of the woman in her photographs. Some countries were deemed dangerous — but she traveled there anyway.

“In Afghanistan, I traveled in a remote area called Wakhan Corridor. The fighting was very close, condemning this place to total isolation,” she said. “People were living like their ancestors lived hundreds of years ago, so photography was a miracle for them. They were incredibly happy to see themselves in photos and I was invited to every home to photograph each member of the family.”

Visiting North Korea, Noroc was accompanied by local guides as she walked the streets to get a glimpse of women in their daily routines as if nothing was out of the norm.

“There is a lot of pressure on women to look a certain way, so sometimes it’s a struggle to be yourself, to make yourself accepted as you are. But I hope this project will encourage more women and men to follow their own path, to explore their own beauty without feeling constrained.”

Traveling as a backpacker introduced Noroc to all kinds of environments. She has captured beauty in Brazilian favelas, in an Iranian mosque, on the Tibetan plateau, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the Amazon rainforest, upscale neighborhoods of Paris, downtown New York and more.

She focuses on photographing the environment around the women, and prefers to photograph their natural faces, without a lot of makeup.

Each image is raw, colorful, delicate, intimate, striking and empowering. A Jordanian Bedouin grandmother sits with her children and grandchildren in the background, the woman’s deep wrinkles revealing her desert life living off the land.

Another image shows the resilience in the striking green eyes of a Syrian refugee with her two daughters in a camp in Greece. In Jodhpur, India, a young woman heads to the market in a vibrant fuchsia outfit and silver jewelry.

“There is much love, beauty and compassion in the world and I see it with my own eyes. Yet a few sources of hate and intolerance can ruin all this. Many times, the victims of intolerance are women, and while on the road, I hear many heartbreaking stories.” I say that the courage of women has no end, and that's part of their beauty...

MICHAELA NOROC

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gruhkhojwebsite · 3 years

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cassiachloe · 6 years

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An extract from one of my stories about a Nomadic family of the Pamir Highway Tajikistan: I met this family on the Pamir highway in Tajikistan. They lived way way out deep in the mountains. The Pamir itself - known as route M-41 (the second highest highway on the planet) - reaching up to 4655m lies along the border of Afghanistan separated only by a river. The road was a major route and link within the Silk Road. The traditional Pamir begins in Afghanistan - Mazar-i-sharif - and stretches through Uzbekistan, the entirety of Tajikistan, all the way through to Osh in Kyrgyzstan. I actually hitchhiked the route in its entirety. Through the greater section of Tajikistan I hitched with travelers I'd met in the Tajik capital in their car. The Tajik family we discovered somewhere near to the subsection of Tajikistan which borders China, a slither of Afghanistan -behind which is Pakistan- and only 200km as the crow flies from Delhi, India. The Wakhan Valley.. Immediately we were invited in. Taking off our shoes, their home was warm and homely inside. Carpets of animal skins and a fire over in the center. Tea was immediately warmed for us. In the beautiful hospitality of Eastern cultures homemade bread was laid out in front of us, butter from the milk of their animals and tea. The mother watched with waiting eyes for us to finish our bowls of tea immediately to take them and refill them, each time giving and receiving with eye contact and one arm placed on her elbow as a sign of respect. Nomadic families of the Pamir Highway Tajikistan Read the FULL STORY and help support my journey on https://www.patreon.com/CassiaChloe New story releasing the first of every month of human beings who Inspire me. From every corner of the globe; from nomads, to homes, to homeless, to travelers, to mothers and ladies of the night. Inspiration is found in every corner of existence. Inspiration (inspire- from route respire) breathes life in to me and keeps me on the road.

#travel #Patreon #traveler #Tajikistan #travel story #inspiration #amazing humans #humanity #cassia Chloe #explore more #nomad #nomadic #central Asia #travel central Asia #travel Tajikistan #Pamir highway #Pamirs

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tobias-marschall · 4 years

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Evening Tea Bread and milk tea are offered to any traveler coming to a camp. A small tablecloth quickly opened on the ground, bread thrown when the tea is cooked. Hands tend to the loaves, one silently breaks the loaves and distributes them in front of each sitting men. Cups are filled, passed hand by hand in the order of ancestry or foreignness. Cats can then get their share too. #Afghanistan #meal #tea #bread #companionship #Pamir #Wakhan #everydayafghanistan #photography #hospitality #etiquette #journeying (at Vakhan, Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBwPLfzB1J-/?igshid=8m6xb4aju16f

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30daysx30years · 7 years

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After a hell of a night in no man’s land between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan I wake up to the rain streaming down the fly unabated. Inside the tent everything’s damp with wet clothing draped from the sealing in a futile attempt to dry. You know it’s gonna be a great day when you get to put on yesterday’s cold, moist outfit again. After a breakfast shake I pack up and set off into the thick mist and drizzle to the Kyrgyz border, accompanied by the Kinetic Nomads. The muddy track is beyond terrible, as neither country feels responsible to maintain this stateless 15km stretch. But when the fog clears a bit, I find myself cycling through a postcard straight from Iceland.

The Kyrgyz border crossing also marks the boundary between artisanal bookkeeping and the digital age, with a guard behind an actual computer scanning my passport. Outside the small customs booth the rain is coming down in monsoon strength again, so we ask permission to wait it out inside. But while standing there I’m literally swept of my feet by a wave of heavy nausea. I just sort of collapse in a corner of the booth, feeling like I’m about to pass out any second. Maybe half an hour later I’m able to get back on my feet, but I know I need to get somewhere warm and dry, quickly. There is no other option than to get biking again.

The closest village, Sary Tash, is around 35k’s away. As I’ve heard of a guesthouse there, I decide to go for it in one big push, putting all my focus to the road. Survival mode really. The last 15 k’s I’m able to see the village in the distance -almost touch it- at the end of the straight asphalt line cutting through the Kyrgyz steppe. But the free roaming headwind keeps it dangling in front of me for over an hour. With my last strength I make it to the homestay, drop my bike against the wall and hobble through the front door to crash on a bunch of pillows.

Muras guesthouse is arguably the best place to fall sick in Central Asia. The sister-run homestay is the newest, cleanest place I’ve seen along the entire Pamir Highway, with as crown jewels a hot shower and indoor toilet. An oasis. The medicine I bought in the Wakhan Valley now comes in great to keep in essential nutrients to recover, but still I‘m felled for three days with zero energy and the worst ‘stomach problems’ you have never encountered.

In no way am I physically ready to get back on the bike again after my three day break, but I must hit the road to make my flight home. Some other guests kindly offer me a ride for the remaining stretch, but I don’t think I would ever forgive myself for copping out this close to the finish line. I want to end this adventure the way I feel it should: by myself, on a bike, reaching my limits.

Only 185 kilometres and two more mountain passes stand between me and holding my wife. It’s basically a real life version of the final level in Donkey Kong…

The first pass right outside town is a punch in the gut, forcing a heavily recovering body back into beastmode. But once you get back into that cadence of suffering, I’m surprised how quickly it adjusts. At the end of the second day I make it to the foot of the last big pass. A rainstorm is cooking and heavy gusts of wind in combination with the gradient make cycling nearly impossible at times. But the gnarly conditions only fuel my desperation and anger driving me up the mountain, be it tantalizingly slowly. Halfway up night has fallen, and I realize I can’t make it all the way today. So I squat a half open shed by the side of the road to set up my tent inside.

It must be around two or three at night when an old Russian truck pulls over right outside my bivouac and lets its ear deafening engine run no-load to cool down from the strenuous climb. Wide awake, I hear the intoxicated driver stumbling and spluttering around the property. Thankfully he doesn’t spot my tent in the shed, where I’m sitting up straight with my headlight and pocket knife handy…

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risingpakistan · 11 years

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Gilgit–Baltistan

Gilgit–Baltistan (Urdu: گلگت بلتستان‎, Balti: གིལྒིཏ་བལྟིསྟན, formerly known as the Northern Areas[4]) is the northernmost administrative territory of Pakistan.[5] It borders the administrative territory of Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang autonomous region of China to the east and northeast and the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast.

Together with Azad Kashmir, it forms part of the disputed Kashmir region, which has been the subject of conflict between India and Pakistan since the two countries' independence and partition in 1947.[6][5]

Gilgit–Baltistan is an autonomous self-governing region that was established as a single administrative unit in 1970, formed by the amalgamation of the Gilgit Agency, the Baltistan region and the former princely states of Hunza and Nagar. It covers an area of 72,971 km² (28,174 mi²) and is highly mountainous. It has an estimated population approaching 1,000,000. Its capital city is Gilgit (population 216,760).

History

The territory was part of the Delhi Sultanate until it fell to the Mughal Empire in the early half of the 16th century. By 1757, suzerainty of the region was obtained from the Mughals by Ahmad Shah Durrani under an agreement[7] and became part of Afghanistan[8] (also known as the Durrani Empire)[9][10][11] until Ranjit Singh invaded and took control from the Afghans in 1819.[12] It became a princely state with the name "Jammu and Kashmir" around 1847. After the partition of British India in 1947, Jammu and Kashmir initially remained an independent state. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Pakistani control was established on territories captured by Pakistan to the north and west of the cease-fire line. In 1970, the name "Northern Areas" (today's Gilgit–Baltistan, 72,971 km²) was applied to the areas that had previously been known as the Gilgit Agency and Baltistan. The name "Northern Areas" was actually first used by the United Nations to refer to the northern areas of Kashmir. A small part of the Northern Areas, the Shaksgam tract, was provisionally ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963.

Autonomous status and present-day Gilgit-Baltistan

The territory of present-day Gilgit–Baltistan became a separate administrative unit in 1970 under the name Northern Areas, formed by the amalgamation of the Gilgit Agency, the Baltistan District of the Ladakh Wazarat, and the states of Hunza and Nagar. It presently consists of seven districts, has a population approaching one million, and an area of approximately 28,000 square miles (73,000 km2), and shares borders with Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, and India.

While ruled by Pakistan since 1947, it had never been formally integrated into the Pakistani state and does not participate in Pakistan's constitutional political affairs until 2009.[13][14] On 29 August 2009, the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order, 2009, was passed by the Pakistani cabinet and later signed by the President of Pakistan. The order granted self-rule to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, by creating, among other things, an elected Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. Gilgit–Baltistan thus gained de facto province-like status without constitutionally being a province.[13][15] Officially, Pakistan has rejected Gilgit–Baltistani calls for further integration on the grounds that it would prejudice its international obligations over the Kashmir dispute. Some militant Kashmiri nationalist groups, such as the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, claim Gilgit–Baltistan as a part of a future independent Kashmir rather than as a future integral part of Pakistan.[16]

On September 29, 2009, the Pakistani prime minister, while addressing a huge gathering in Gilgit–Baltistan, announced a multi-billion-rupee development package aimed at the socio-economic uplifting of the people of the area. Development projects are slated to include the areas of education, health, agriculture, tourism, and the basic needs of life.[17][18]

An attempt in 1993 by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to annex Gilgit–Baltistan was quashed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, after protests by the predominantly Shia population of Gilgit–Baltistan, who feared domination by the Sunni Kashmiris.[16]

#Xinjiang #Pakistan #Khyber Pakhtunkhwa #Kashmir #Gilgit–Baltistan #Gilgit Agency #Durrani Empire #Baltistan

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photo-art-lady · 3 years

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‘Atlas of Beauty’: A Romanian photographer captures images of female beauty that defy every stereotype

Since 2013, Mihaela Noroc has photographed over 2,000 women in more than 50 countries, listening to their stories and learning about their lives.

For Noroc, beauty is diversity. She believes each one of the “shining stars” in her book radiates dignity, strength and beauty.

“I noticed that there is a lot of pressure on women to look and behave a certain way,” she told Arab News.

For Noroc, beauty is diversity. She believes each one of the “shining stars” in her book radiates dignity, strength and beauty.

Visiting North Korea, Noroc was accompanied by local guides as she walked the streets to get a glimpse of women in their daily routines as if nothing was out of the norm.

She focuses on photographing the environment around the women, and prefers to photograph their natural faces, without a lot of makeup.

Noroc also makes sure that she chats with her subjects while the photographs are being taken — she is an excellent conversationalist.

“Many of the women I photograph are in front of a professional camera for the first time. This isn’t bad at all because they are more authentic. For even more authenticity, I always use natural light. Through my camera, I try to dive into their eyes and explore what’s inside.”Each image is raw, colorful, delicate, intimate, striking and empowering. A Jordanian Bedouin grandmother sits with her children and grandchildren in the background, the woman’s deep wrinkles revealing her desert life living off the land.Another image shows the resilience in the striking green eyes of a Syrian refugee with her two daughters in a camp in Greece. In Jodhpur, India, a young woman heads to the market in a vibrant fuchsia outfit and silver jewelry.“There is much love, beauty and compassion in the world and I see it with my own eyes. Yet a few sources of hate and intolerance can ruin all this. Many times, the victims of intolerance are women, and while on the road, I hear many heartbreaking stories,” she said.Gauri, an Indian from Kolkata, India, sells splendid flower garlands at a Hindu temple. Female “bomberas” (firewomen) in Mexico City. Sisters Olga and Anya, street performers from Odessa, Ukraine. Eleonora, a ballerina from St. Petersburg, at one of the most prestigious dance schools in the world. A Mayan descendant in Guatemala donning a colorful dress and posing in her village. These are just some of the stories in the “Atlas of Beauty,” yet the journey is continuing since there are no limits to beauty in this world.“For me, beauty is diversity and it can teach us to be more tolerant. We are all very different, but through this project, I want to show that we are all part of the same family. We should create paths between us, not boundaries,” said Noroc.

Source: Arabnews.com | Photographs (c)mihaela noroc

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centralasiainstitute · 7 years

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#Wakhan Corridor, #Afghanistan. Children attend a government school in Sust, while a new CAI school is going up next door to feed the need for more classrooms. One class is temporarily studying in a tent in front of the government school. Photo by Ellen Jaskol.⠀ ⠀ .⠀ #peacethrougheducation #educateagirlchangetheworld #scholarshipstudents #forHER #globalgoals #62million #girlpower #photooftheday #peace #picoftheday #moment #capture #instagood #girl #school #students #studytime http://ift.tt/2j5d5GL

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gruhkhojwebsite · 3 years

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https://www.gruhkhoj.com/padmavati-constructions/padmavati-river-front New NA Plots for sale in Karad Wakhan Road Area Padmavati River Front #Project by Padmavati Construction F.S.I. 1.4 app on Pro-data basis Hanging bridge for stunning experience. (at Karad City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI5k-1wr7yk/?igshid=tp0ti5jhj3u

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sazshop · 3 years

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Familiarity with string instruments? + Review of some cases of string instruments.

What is a stringed instrument? And how many string models do we have? Are string instruments hard instruments to play? Stringed instruments, stringed instruments or accordions are instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a musician is playing or playing a string. Musicians play some string instruments by pulling strings with their fingers or a percussion instrument - and others by tapping strings with a light wooden hammer or rubbing strings with a bow. On some keyboard instruments, such as the harp, the player presses a key that closes the string. Other musical instruments play the piano like strings. All bowed string instruments can also be removed with the fingers, a method called "pizzicato". A wide range of techniques for playing electric guitar notes, including digging with fingernails or percussion, beating and even "tapping" on the fingerboard and using feedback from a distorted guitar amplifier Used to produce a stable sound. Some string instruments are mostly removed, such as harps and electric bass. In the Hornbustel-Sachs classification scheme used in organology, stringed instruments are called chordophones. Other examples include sitar, ribab, banjo, mandolin, deer and bouzouki.

In most stringed instruments, vibrations are transmitted to the body, which often has a hollow or enclosed area. The body builder also vibrates with the air inside it. The vibration of the hollow body or enclosed enclosure makes the vibration of the wire more audible to the performer and the audience. The body of most stringed instruments is hollow. Some of them - such as electric guitars and other instruments that rely on electronic amplification - may have solid bodies.

String instruments can be divided into three groups.

• String - wound A wound or string of a percussion in which the wire vibrates by injuring with a finger or percussion. In Iranian music, tar, setar and tanbur, and in western music, guitar, harp, mandolin, claw and banjo can be mentioned.

• String - bow Archery means a bow that is used in the construction of these instruments and it is played with a bow. In Iranian music, fiddle and flute, and in Western music, violin, viola, cello and double bass are of this type.

• String - percussion The sound in this percussion structure is created by tapping a hammer-like device on the wire. Santour, piano and xylophone are among the percussion instruments.

Types of string-wound instruments Tar: The resonant bowl of this instrument has two parts and includes a bowl and a tambourine and is one of the original instruments of Iranian music. The Iranian thread is placed sitting on the foot so that the handle of the thread is on the left and the resonant bowl is on the right. The musician strikes the strings by moving the fingers of the left hand on the hands along the handle and the percussion in the right hand. Tar is one of the most popular instruments that many people like to play.

Setar: One of the stringed instruments is a wound that looks like a string. With the difference that its abdomen is one part, pear-shaped and smaller, the upper surface of the setar bowl is also wooden; Today's setar has four wires. Setar vault is shorter than tar vault and its handle is thinner than tar handle. Setar does not have a "phone box" and its four handsets, two on the front surface at the end of the handle (headboard) and the other two on the left side (when playing at the top).

Tambourine: It is an instrument that has long handles and pear-shaped bowls and is usually made of mulberry wood. Its bowl is in two forms, one-piece (bowl) which has been used for a long time and several pieces (wicker or grass) that have been made in imitation of Setar bowl in recent decades. The length of this instrument is between 70 to 80 cm and it has three strings, one Wakhan and two main strings. In ancient times, according to Farabi, one or two main wires were used, which is now common in the form of three wires. This instrument has fourteen curtains (hands) and no quarter curtains. Two types of tuning are common in playing it. First, the seven-handed stitch (barz) and the other the five-handed stitch (the rose), which today's musicians mostly use the main string of two strings (C) and the strings of the cell (G). The tambourine is played with four fingers of the right hand without the use of artificial beats. Bud, double (double). Guitar: The harpsichord is a stringed instrument played with a pick or finger, and because its strings produce sound due to vibration, it belongs to the Cordophones (French: Cordophone) or vocal instruments. This type of guitar has six strings, and this instrument, in addition to having a significant historical history (both in terms of its structure and in terms of playing techniques) has been able to make significant progress in line with the evolution of Western music; Which has resulted in different forms of it and now has a special place in world music.

Mandolin: The mandolin is smaller than an eight-string guitar that tunes each pair of strings to match the violin. The acoustic range of the mandolin is about two and a half octaves, and it is written with a cello key in the note reading. Or it is a circle. The most common form of this instrument, like the violin, is from the bass down to the sol-re-la. The instrument does not have the ability to produce long sounds made from the violin, and this problem has been solved by playing the tremolo (the same technique called "tiny" in strings and strings) to play long chords and notes.

Class: Prior to its replacement by the piano, the klassen was one of the most important stringed instruments, the strings of which were wound with a series of percussion instruments.

Types of string instruments - bows Instruments such as violin, viola and cello are in this category. These instruments produce the sound of a string or string, and a bow that, when pulled, vibrates the string and produces sound. In this group of instruments, there is a technique called pizzicato that vibrates with the fingers of the string, but this is one of the techniques of these instruments, so in this case they look like wound string instruments.

The last word String instruments are a class of instruments in which sound is produced by the vibration of a string or string or string. Usually, the desired sound of the instrument is made by wounding, hitting or pulling a bow on these strings. Stringed instruments are divided into different forms. In general, learning each instrument requires its own interest, which varies depending on the individual's mood.

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tobias-marschall · 5 years

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Migration. "Do send our thoughts and this portrait to their parents, tell them we are doing well here" she told me keeping her head down as sign of deference (yiyat) in front of my lense. Her father left the Afghan Pamirs as part of a long promised and much controversial "repatriation" (kairylman) scheme initiated by the Kyrgyz Republic. Outmigration being always an option in people's minds and words, its realisation rubs against administrative and financial hurdles. Travel costs are expensive, even more since visas were refused to Afghan Kyrgyz. To move to Bishkek, a thousand kilometres north, they had to move to Kabul and then Dubai for the outstanding 600$. #Afghanistan #migration #Pamir #Wakhan #family #separation #uncertainty #portrait #longings #stuckedness #stuck (at Vakhan, Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1qwDRuoGbb/?igshid=awc2vnpfqzh1

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topfygad · 4 years

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Fann Mountains: Trekking to the 7 lakes

There have been 28 of us, all squeezed in a UAZ-452, a particularly tiny mini-van from Soviet occasions.

We have been sitting one in entrance of the opposite and the seats have been so slim that our legs have been crossed over, to the extent that, sometimes, my knees have been touching the stomach of the person in entrance of me.

When it appeared that there was no extra bodily area, the UAZ stopped to choose up a couple of extra individuals, who needed to half stand with their cheeks caught to the window.

We have been driving in the direction of the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan, within the western a part of the nation; a distant mountain system of utmost magnificence and residential to tens of small villages inhabited by locals, who will all the time bless you with nice hospitality and generosity.

Trekking the Fann Mountains is the right journey for these in search of to mix actual journey with genuine native tradition.

For all of the details about Tajikistan, learn: A information for touring to Tajikistan: Itinerary + Ideas

Trekking in Tajikistan: exploring the Fann Mountains

Index:

Introduction The 7 Lakes trek The individuals within the Fanns Tips on how to get to the Fanns The place to remain Extra data

Keep in mind to have correct journey insurance coverage for Tajikistan. I like to recommend you learn: how you can discover the precise insurance coverage for backpacking

Trekking in Tajikistan

Introduction to visiting the Fann Mountains

Tajikistan is a mountainous nation, the place you discover many of the Pamir vary, the third highest mountain vary on Earth, after the Himalayas and the Karakoram.

After hitchhiking the Pamir Freeway and wandering across the mystical Wakhan Valley whereas skimming Afghanistan, following a ten-day break in Dushanbe, we determined to go and discover the Fann Mountains.

The Fann Mountains are a bunch of mountains situated in west Tajikistan, bordering Uzbekistan.

They belong to the Pamir-Alay, a mountain system unfold throughout Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan which, on the identical time, additionally belongs to the good Pamir vary.

The Fann mountains are composed of round 100 peaks, the best one being Chimtarga, at 5,489 meters.

In contrast to the japanese Pamirs, the Fann are extremely accessible.

Nonetheless, they are usually neglected by most vacationers, because the Pamir Freeway and the Wakhan Valley are on everybody’s precedence listing if you happen to don’t have quite a lot of time.

Nonetheless, with numerous lakes and small villages, within the Fann mountains, you’ll discover very engaging surroundings and really completely different geology and panorama from the japanese a part of the nation, apart from being inhabited by individuals with a really distinct tradition as effectively.

Subsequently, when you have the time, I strongly advocate you pay the go to that these Tajik mountains deserve.

A beautiful Tajik lady, someplace within the Fann

Fann Mountains: Trekking to the 7 lakes

Like several mountain system or vary, the trekking choices are interminable.

Essentially the most well-known spot could be Iskanderkul Lake, an enormous lake which has been a reasonably in style touristic spot because the Soviet Union.

With none doubt, it is a good place however, really, it has additionally grow to be very touristic at an area stage, so in case you are searching for one thing extra adventurous and need to meet genuine Fann Mountains individuals, I counsel you trek to the 7 lakes, a 2-3-day trek by means of seven dreamy lakes and plenty of small villages full of very hospitable Tajiks.

Tajiks from the Fanns, in Rachnapollon

Trekking to the 7 lakes – Itinerary

The trek to the 7 lakes might be finished in 2 or Three days, doesn’t require any powerful mountaineering expertise and many of the path follows a slim highway, sometimes utilized by automobiles.

The trek begins in a small village referred to as Rachnapollon, which is a couple of kilometers additional down from a much bigger village referred to as Shing, which is proven on the map.

The reality is that neither of those villages is taken into account the official start line however they’re the final comparatively massive villages and are lower than one hour’s stroll from the primary lake.

From Rachnapollon to the seventh lake takes round 7 or eight hours, with beneficiant breaks included.

The panorama is kind of dry and rocky, and you will notice that the bottom is just not appropriate for tenting.

The one cool place to camp is the shore of the seventh lake, the place you will see a snug meadow.

Fann Mountains Tajikistan

Like I stated earlier than, the path passes by completely different lakes and tiny villages.

The best level is on the seventh lake, at 2,400 meters, which isn’t very excessive, given the truth that we’re trekking in Tajikistan. The path ascends very progressively, apart from a couple of sections the place is kind of steep. Nothing very tough.

By the way in which, you can end the trek in simply two days however getting from Dushanbe to the place to begin took us the entire day, in addition to on the way in which again.

Subsequently, save a minimal of four days to finish this journey.

Learn: A journey information to Tajikistan (itinerary + ideas)

Fann Mountains trekking

The individuals within the Fann Mountains

For me, one of the best factor about trekking to the 7 lakes was assembly individuals from this a part of Tajikistan, very completely different from the locals I met in the Pamir Freeway, who have been largely Kyrgyz; and the individuals from the Wakhan Valley, who have been mainly Wakhi.

The individuals from the Fann Mountains are actual Tajiks, thought-about among the many most conservative individuals within the nation, which is mirrored of their rural life and their full devotion to Islam, one thing fairly uncommon within the ex-Soviet Central Asia.

I bear in mind all the ladies operating away from us as quickly as they noticed me and Sam coming into their village.

In the identical manner, after we sat to speak to native males, Adriana felt a bit aside, as, sadly, they didn’t say howdy to her.

Nonetheless, these Tajiks are kind-hearted and hospitable and, on many events, they provided us tea, meals, firewood and even a spot to remain.

A father and his pretty daughter

Tips on how to get to the Fann Mountains

Attending to the place to begin in Shing and Rachnapollon could be very easy. If in case you have your personal car, from Dushanbe, you’ll have to first drive in the direction of Penjakent, the principle metropolis within the area.

A number of kilometers earlier than, in Sujina, you’ll need to show left, coming into the mountains in the direction of Shing.

We got here by public transport, taking an area shared taxi from Dushanbe to Penjakent, which price 70TJS (8USD) per individual, for a 230-kilometer journey.

In Penjakent, for just some somoni, we bought in a UAZ-452, the Soviet mini-van I discussed within the introduction. It was a very uncomfortable journey, however the expertise was value it.

On the way in which again, we went to Khujand from Padrut, a village situated between the fourth and fifth lake. We paid 100TJS (11USD) per individual for an area shared taxi.

Touring in a mini UAZ-452 – A basic Soviet van

The place to remain within the Fann Mountains

In Shing and Rachnapollon

There aren’t any official guesthouses and homestays however we have been invited by the UAZ-452 driver himself, who fed and hosted us with an excessive hospitality.

On the next day, he didn’t settle for our cash however, ultimately, we agreed to pay him 5USD every, which was not even near the worth of what we had eaten.

In Padrut

Padrut is a village located between the fourth and fifth lake and the place you discover the one official visitor home within the space. It prices 15USD, with dinner and breakfast included. We stayed right here on the way in which again.

By the seventh lake

If in case you have your personal tenting tools, you may camp on the lakeshore with none downside. Vacationers who don’t have tenting gear can come to this lake on a day journey from Padrut.

In Khujand

Price range Hostel – Somoni Hostel – Your best option for backpackers and a very cool hostel.

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Price range Resort – Golden Flats – The choice to a backpacker hostel.

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In Dushanbe

Backpacker Hostel – Inexperienced Home Hostel– Comfortable beds, a giant kitchen and a front room with superior couches.

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Price range Visitor Home – Hiya Dushanbe – It has each personal rooms and a dorm.

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Trekking within the Fann Mountains

Extra sensible data for trekking the Fann Mountains

When to go – Trekking in Tajikistan could be very seasonal and the Fann Mountains are solely accessible from Could to October.

Purchase wine – You can be stunned to know that Penjakent, the principle city within the area, is a vital wine producer. We discovered some in the one liquor retailer on the town, situated within the bazaar and, truthfully, it was not that dangerous for what it price. The grape used is cabernet. A little bit wine is all the time good when trekking in Tajikistan!

Firewood for tenting – After we camped by the seventh lake, we realized that there have been no bushes, so we couldn’t acquire firewood. Nonetheless, within the night, many locals handed by with their donkeys, carrying a great deal of kilos of firewood. They get it from very far-off, from early within the morning. We requested them if that they had some spare wooden and, very kindly, they provided to us some, so we have been capable of make an excellent hearth! In the event you don’t need to freeze at evening, do the identical!

Packing listing – If you wish to see a whole listing of all my trekking gear for Central Asia, test my put up about Trekking in Kyrgyzstan, because the trekking situations are fairly comparable and I used the very same gear.

Keep in mind to learn my journey information to Tajikistan

Additionally, test all my articles and guides to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan

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