Khujand Photo Gallery

Here’s another post adding to the collection of mini-photo galleries I have put together from around Tajikistan. Khujand is the second largest city in Tajikistan, and is located in the north of the… Continue reading →

Khujand City: Lenin Demoted

Khujand is the capital of northern Tajikistan, and is the second largest city in the country. It was actually founded by Alexander the Great and  it celebrated its 2,500 year anniversary in 1986.… Continue reading →

Not Everyone Survives The Winter…

Up in the Shariston mountains, bones protruding from the snow-melt show the effect of the harsh winter. As far as I can tell, the bones in the photo are from a sheep, but… Continue reading →

Stunning Landscape

I’ve been hearing reports of snow, cold weather and rain in the UK – I can’t really say I’m missing it! Well, just to make you all jealous, it’s been a consistently warm… Continue reading →

A Tale of Two Villages

Living in the centre of Istaravshan, it is easy to forget that much of the population of the country are living in small village settlements, built up around small farming and agricultural practices.… Continue reading →

A Very Old Tree

This is a bit of an unusual post, but then again it’s not every day you come across a 1,350 year old tree… I stumbled across it in a village called ‘Ругунд‘ (Rogund) on… Continue reading →