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(by Tirdâd Gorgâni)

Cities: Dushanbe (The capital) Isfara Istravshan Panjikent Xujand (Khujand)) Xoroq (Khorog)		One of the main highlight for travellers along the silk road in Tajikistan (Tadzjikistan) is its stunning natural scenery set against the Pamir and Fan mountains and incorporating lush valleys and turquoise lakes. Tourists are attracted in Tajikistan by opportunities for alpine mountaineering, rock climbing, walking, fishing, or simply relaxing among dramatic mountains and lakes. For alpine climbing, high level walking tours and lakeland scenery the Fansky Gory (Fann mountains) in the North West of the country, just a couple of hours from both Penjikent and Dushanbe. This is a favorite place for trekking and climbing. More about Australian Marion Sheridon says: ’Once I got here though, I fell in love with the place and the charm of the people.’
	Country	information
Art Bank & Money DHL Tajikistan Dialling codes Embassies Guide books History People	Name: Repulic of Tajikistan Area: 143,100 sq km (55,251 sq miles). Capital: Dushanbe Country code : +992 Currency:somoni, 1 dollar USA=2,35 somoni (march 2001) Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Round, two-pin continental plugs are standard. Embassies: Click here Getting around by road: click here Language: Persian (Tajik) Location: Central Asia, North of Afghanistan Population : 6,440,732 ( march 2000). Post: DHL Tajikistan Time : GMT + 5. Map: Road map
News Travel Links Visa Weather		Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs will answer to all questions regarding visa and visa extensions. Address: Prospekt Rudaki 42 , Dushanbe 734051 Tel: +992 -372 211808 Fax: +992 -372 210259 Tel: (372) 211 808 Fax: (372) 210 259 or 218 008 E-mail: mfa@tajik.net
	Getting	There
Tajikistan Railway Getting around Destination Guides International Flight schedule Flights between: Russia-Tajikistan Flights between: Tehran- Dushanbe Domestic Flights	"Tajikistan International Airlines" has weekly flights from Munich, Tehran, Moscow, Karachi and Delhi to Dushanbe. TajikAir flies between Moscow-Khujand a few times a week. There are also irregular charter connections from Dushanbe to Aleppo (Syria) and Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.). Routes: Tajikistan airlines " Tajikistan Air " has regulary flights between: Dushanbe-Munich (Germany) Dushanbe - Tehran (Iran) Dushanbe - Delhi (India) Khujand - Moscow (Russia) Dushanbe - Sharjah (U.A.E.) Dushanbe - Istanbul (Turkey) More	Domestic airline of 'Tajik Air' The domestic airline is Tajik Air, offering internal flights to Khorog in Gorno-Badakhshan (one of the most technically demanding regularly scheduled flights in the world), Khojand and less frequently to Kulyab. All flights are subject to weather and the endemic fuel shortages of the region. Flights from Dushanbe to Khorog take one hour, to Khojand one hour and to Kulyab 30 minutes. More
	Tajikistan Airlines	Offices
Tajik Air Contact/Offices	Dushanbe, Tajikistan 32/1 Titov Street 734006 Dushanbe Tel: +992 (372) 213228 +992 (372) 212145, +992 (372) 298206 +992 (372) 298233, +992 (372) 234625 Fax: +992 (372) 510041, +992 (372) 218685 E-mail: mop_gart@tajnet.com Sharjah, UAE Tel: +971 (6) 5572025 +971 (6) 5581910 Fax: +971 (6) 5572015 +971 (6) 5581947 E-mail: tajikair@emirates.net.ae Almatay, Kazakistan Tel: (3272) 57 21 55 Fax: (3272) 57 11 55 E-mail: gart@mail.kz Bishkek, Kyrgizistan Mob: (996) 502 322111 E-mail: sheraliev@mail.ru India, Delhi Tel: (91 11) 6436074, 6434351 Fax: (91 11) 643 80 78	Munich, Germany: P.O. Box 241308 D-85335 Munich Airport Tel.: +49-89-975-94210 Fax: +49-89-975-94216 E-mail: gartjk@i-dial.de Moscow, Russia Tel: +7 (095) 9755111 +7 (095) 9755890 Fax: +7 (095) 9751521 E-mail: tajikair@mtu-net.ru Tehran, Iran Tel: +98 (911) 2126850 +98 (21) 8093174 Fax: +98 (21) 8093174 E-mail: ikrom@safineh.net Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 (212) 6384281 Mobile tel: +90 (532) 2515933 Fax: +90 (212) 6384280 E-mail: tajikistan@superonline.com Karachi, Pakistan 177-2, Fowler Lines, Institute of Engineers Building, Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi C/O Tabani Corporation
	Other Airlines	Serving Tajikistan
Pulkovo Aviation Samara Airlines Pamirs-Travel	The iranian aircompany “*Aseman Air” flies between Tehran (via Mashad) in Iran and Dushanbe one flight per week. Iran Aseman Airlines Address: No 46 Aini street, Dushanbe Tel: +992- 372-21 9703 &- 21 97 04 Fax: +992- 372- 510 104 E-mail: mofidi-a-i@yahoo.com Web site: http://www.iaa.ir Samara Airlines* Samara Airlines fligt Moscow-Dushanbe several times in week (Days: 1 3 4 7) and Dushanbe- Moscow (Days: 1 , 4 ) More Kirgizistan Airlines flies on Saturdays from Bishkek to Dushanbe and back . More Russian flight searching system "Sirena"	" Pulkovo Aviation " Pulkovo Aviation flights to Dushanbe from S:t Petersburg (in Russia) every thurseday in summer time. More Main office Pulkovo aviation Address: 19-21 Kleitstrasse, Berlin 10787. Tel.: 49-(0)30-885-76-60, 49-(0)30-885-766-21, 49-(0)30-885-766-20. Fax: 49-(0)30-885-766-29. E-mail: pulkovo-germany@t-online.de Pulkovo aviation , Sweden Arlanda airport, terminal 5, level 3, office 339. Stockolm. SE-190 45 Stockholm Arlanda Tel.: +46-8-597 851 77. Fax: +46-8-597 851 78 or +46-8- 612 05 76 Pulkovo Aviation, France Adress: 35, Avenue de Fridland, Paris. Tel.: 33-1-456-14-646
	Tour	Operators
	Tajikistan National Travel Company "Sayoh" Address: Pushkin str. 14 TJ - Dushanbe 734025 Phone: +992 (0)372 21 90 72 Fax: +992 (0)372 21 90 72 / +992 (372) 231401 E-Mail: sayoh@netrt.org ; sayoh@traveltajikistan.com Web site: http://sayoh.tojikiston.com/ http://traveltajikistan.com/sayoh Tour Company "Tahmina" Address: Rudaki str. 20 TJ - Dushanbe 734019 Phone: +992 (0)372 21 85 65 Fax: +992 (0)372 21 85 65 "Intourist-Tojikiston" Co Address: Shotemur Str. 22 TJ - Dushanbe 734001 Phone: +992 (0)372 21 62 62 Fax: +992 (0)372 21 52 37, 21 80 80 E-Mail: hotel@tojikiston.com ; intouristhotel@tajikstan.com "Pamir Travel Ltd" Address: 734025, P.O. Box 173, Dushanbe Attention Mr.Vladimir Razikov, Tel: (992 372) 21-69-46 Fax: (992 372) 51-00-73, 21-52-36 E-mail: noc@tajik.net Web site: Http://www.tajnet.com/~travel/ Olympia Reisen Siegburger Straße 49, D-53229 Bonn Tel: (0228) 40 00 30. Fax: (0228) 46 69 32. E-Mail: info@olympia-reisen.com Internet: www.olympia-reisen.com Mo-Fr 08.00-18.00 Uhr.	The Great Game Travel Company Limited 19 Echo Hill Royston Herts. SG8 9BB, Great Britain Tel./Fax: +44 (1763) 220049 e-mail: aubyn@thegreatgame.co.uk Web site: http://greatgametravel.co.uk Tour Company "The Great Game Travel Company" Ltd. Address: Pushkin str. 14 TJ - Dushanbe 734025 E-Mail: michael@greatgametravel.com.uk Tourism Company "Mirzoi Rahmon" Address: Lohuti str. 17 TJ - Dushanbe Phone: +992 (0)372 23 53 35 Tourism Counsil "Sairu-Sayohat" Address: Sherozi str. 11 TJ - Dushanbe Phone: +992 (0)372 33 27 70 Tour Company "Tajikaviat.ur" Address: Chehov str. 5 TJ - Dushanbe Phone: +992 (0)372 21 18 00 Fax: +992 (0)372 21 18 00 Tour Company "Sputnik" Address: Aini str. 58 TJ - Dushanbe Tel: +992 (0)372 21 13 33, 21 21 49, 21 68 19
	Accomodation
Hotels in Dushanbe	Tajikistan is not well supplied with hotels. Although there are no restrictions on where visitors may stay, hotels other than the main hotels are unused to accommodating foreigners and all but the most insistent visitors may find it difficult to obtain a room in them. The main hotels are clean and friendly, although it is difficult to get a room in the large hotels. Dushanbe (The Capital) Middle Hotel "Kayon" Private bathroom,Satellite Tv,Air conditioning in all rooms. Hotel "Avesto" Private bathroom,Satellite TV,Air conditioning in all rooms. Address: Rudaki street 195/1. Dushanbe *Hotel "Vakhsh" Private bathroom,Satellite TV,Air conditioning in all rooms. Address: Rudaki street 195/1. Dushanbe Top end Hotel Tajikistan (Luxury) Hotel Oktyabrskaya Address: Rudaki street 105a Tel:+992 (0)372 -211 280 , +992 (0)372 - 211 207 *Hotel Dushanbe Address: Ploschad Ayni, 500m from train station Tel:+992 (0)372 - 233 660	Town of Xujand (Khujand) (Area code: 3422 and 3455) *Hotel Leninabad, at the south bank of the river, near the bridge. Tel: 6-6927 *Hotel Merkury at ulitsa Filatov 2. Tel: 6-4990 Town of Xoroq (Khorog) *MSDP-guest house (comfortable) (Mountain Society Development Support Programme) Address: Ulitsa Lenin 54 (next to the museum) *WFP-guest house (World Food Programme) Address: Ulitsa Aini 9/1; top floor *Dostay Maimankhana- guest house Address: Just off Ulitsa Lenin, by the river DACHAS It is possible to stay in the government dachas in Xoroq (at Ulitsa Lenina 7), but standards of comfort, amenities and cleanliness vary. Town of Penjikent *Hotel Penjikent, ulitsa Mirnaya 22 (town center)
	Food &	Drinks
Useful Link	Restaurants in Dushanbe: Delhi Darbar (Indian) Address: 88 Rudaki Street, Dushanbe Tel: +992 (0)372 -218 863, +992 (0)372 - 242 546 Restaurant Elite (European & local style) Address: Chapaev Street (opposite Radio House), Dushanbe Tel: +992 (0)372- 212 512 *Bar-Restaurant Polonaise (Exquisite European and Tajik cuisine) Address : 2nd floor, 35/1 Bohtar Street , Dushanbe Tel: +992 (0)372 - 212 526 Restaurant Continent (Mostly European cuisine with Continent specials ) Address:32, Buchoro Street , Dushanbe Tel: +992 (0)372 - 214 498 Bar/Restaurant Intourist-Tojikiston (European & local style) Address:22, Shotemur Street , Dushanbe Tel:+992 (0)372 - 217 077 , +992 (0)372 - 213 352 Fax: +992 (0)372 - 216 426 *Restaurant Kapris (European style) Address: 32, Ghafurov Street, 82-y mikrorayon Tel: +992 (0)372- 379 450 More	Café, Bar in Dushanbe : Shahrom (European style) Address:16, Kirov (Husein-Zoda) Street, Dushanbe Bar Manhattan Address: 32, Shotemur Street, Dushanb e Bar Vostochny (local & Russian style) Address: 56, Rudaki Avenue Cafe Romashka Address: 33, Rudaki Avenue *Bar Intourist-Tojikiston- Two bars (European & local style) Address:22, Shotemur Street , Dushanbe Tel:+992 (0)372 - 217 077 , +992 (0)372 - 213 352 Fax:+992 (0)372 - 216 426 *Bar Polonaise (Exquisite European and Tajik cuisine) Address : 2nd floor, 35/1 Bohtar Street , Dushanbe Tel: +992 (0)372 - 212 526 *Rohat teahouse - (interesting) (traditional Persian teahouse) Address: 84, Rudaki street More
	Travel	Links
	Travel Agencies arranging trips to Tajikistan: * Tajik Travel * Adventure on the Roof of the World Trekking and tour operators Tours to the Pamir Mountains Trekking in Pamirs Pamir on bicycle * Reisen in Tadshikistan (in German) *Willkommen bei den Reiseberichten und Urlaubslinks Tadschikistan	Mountains and Minarets The Great Game Travel Company, UK * Bike Tour in Tajikistan Tajikistan Travel Tourist company "Sayoh" Tajikistan Tips Tajikistan Gateway *Sari Khosor

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