Sehenswürdigkeiten in Tadschikistan

Imam Bukhari Memorial Complex

St. John the Baptist Church, Samarkand

The St. John the Baptist Church (Russian: Церковь святого Иоанна Крестителя) It is the only Catholic church in the city of Samarkand, in the Asian country of Uzbekistan, where 95% are Muslims. It depends on the Apostolic Administration of Uzbekistan based in Tashkent.

Bibi Khanym

The Bibi-Khanym Mosque (Uzbek: Bibi-Xonim masjidi; Persian: مسجد بی بی خانم‎; also variously spelled as Khanum, Khanom, Hanum, Hanim) is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Shah-i-Zinda Complex

Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbek: Shohizinda; Persian: شاه زنده‎, meaning "The Living King") is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11-15th and 19th centuries.

Kuh-e Kallat

Kallat peak (Persian: کوه کلات‎) is one of the highest mountains located near Guzun village in Khwahan District in the North East of Afghanistan.

Mushketov Glacier

Ivan Vasilʹevich Mushketov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Мушкетов; 1850–1902) was a famous Russian geologist, tectonist, explorer, and geographer.Mushketov was born 9 (21 New Style) January 1850 in the Dango Cossack area of the Don region and entered Saint Petersburg University…

Dalverzin Tepe, ancient city (remains of)

Dalverzin Tepe is an ancient archaeological site located in the northern part of the region of Bactria, southern modern Uzbekistan, about 120 km north-east of Termez.It is the location of Hellenistic constructions made during the time of the Greco-Bactrians, perhaps a small fortress.

Dushanbe Synagogue

The Dushanbe Synagogue (Russian: Душанбинская синагога), also known as the Bukharian Synagogue (Russian: Бухарская синагога), located in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, was constructed in the 19th century in one of the two Jewish Quarters in Dushanbe at the…

Panj River

The Panj (Persian: رودخانه پنج‎) (; Tajik: Панҷ, پنج), traditionally known as the Ochus River and also known as Pyandzh or Pyanj (derived from its Russian name "Пяндж"), is a tributary of the Amu Darya.

Boysun

Boysun (also spelt Baysun, Bajsun or Baisun) is a town in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan and capital of Boysun District. The population as of the 1989 census was 16,700; an estimate for 2012 puts the population at 26,309.

Fann Mountains

The Fann Mountains (Tajik: Кӯҳҳои Фон, Uzbek: Fon togʻlari) are part of the western Pamir-Alay mountain system in Tajikistan's Sughd Province, between the Zarafshan Range to the north and the Gissar Range to the south.

Sarazm

Sarazm is an ancient town and also a jamoat in north-western Tajikistan. It dates back to the 4th millennium BC and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The jamoat is part of the city of Panjakent in Sughd Region, and has a total population of 27,877 (2015).

Panjakent

Panjakent (Tajik: Панҷакент), or Penjikent (Russian: Пенджикент) is a city in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on the river Zeravshan, with a population of 52,500 (2020 estimate). It was once an ancient town in Sogdiana.

Ismail Samani

Abū Ibrāhīm Ismā'īl ibn Aḥmad (Persian: ابو ابراهیم اسماعیل بن احمد سامانی‎; May 849 – 24 November 907), better known simply as Ismail Samani (اسماعیل سامانی), and also known as Isma'il ibn Ahmad (اسماعیل بن احمد), was the Samanid ami…

Shahrukhiya

Shahrukhiya is a site of ancient settlement located 88 km to the southwest of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on the right coast of Syrdarya River (40°45′59″N 68°54′05″E). It is the first large city of the Tashkent oases, situated on the Great Silk Road through Yaksart (Syrdarya).

Siypantosh Rock Paintings

The Siypantosh Rock Paintings are located throughout the southwestern portion of the Zarafshan mountains, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan.The rock paintings are situated on the concave rock faces of granite-diorite outcrops.

Dashti-Jum Nature Reserve

Dashti-Jum, also spelt Dashtidjum or Dashti Djum, is a 380 km² nature reserve in eastern Khatlon Region in southwest Tajikistan.

Arab-Ata Mausoleum

The Arab-Ata (lit. 'Shrine of the Arab Father') is a cubical, domed brick mausoleum built in 977-78 in the village of Tim, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan.Built on top of a tepa, or triangular-shaped hill, in the 10th Century, the mausoleum fills an important gap in understanding the evolution of mau…

Shohimardon

Shohimardon (also Shahimardan or Shakhimardan, Russian: Шахимардан) is a small town in Fergana District of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan.

Xonbandi

The site of Abdulkhan Bandi Dam is located in Jizzakh Region, Forish District, Uzbekistan. The dam was apparently built in the middle ages by Akhmadali Nayman atalik and served as Asian important milestone for Central an hydroengineering .This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative Li…