Murgab

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Introducing Murgab

The wild-east town of Murgab is a day’s drive (310km) from Khorog. A former Tsarist garrison like Khorog, but rougher around the edges, Murgab isn’t exactly charming but it is a good base from which to explore the eastern Pamirs. The town itself is half-Kyrgyz, half-Tajik (the surrounding communities are almost all Kyrgyz) and there is some tension between the two communities. On clear days, the 7546m-high Chinese peak of Muztagh Ata is visible to the northeast of town.

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Electricity alternates daily between the two halves of town but is of such low voltage as to be of marginal use, so don’t expect to recharge batteries here.

Murgab operates on Badakhshani time, which is an hour after Dushanbe, and the same as neighbouring Kyrgyzstan.

Murgab House, a new ecocentre in the northern outskirts of town, houses META, the Yak House, a small museum and an internet café. The cleverly-designed building incorporates architectural elements from both a Kyrgyz yurt and a Pamiri house.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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    RE: Central Asia in winter: feasible or not?

    by fluffy_bunny 19 May 2012

    No. Torugart pass will likely close. Tash Rabat will be extremely difficult to get to. The Pamirs are definitely closed (at least the…
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    RE: Pamir share car

    by tomflint 18 May 2012

    Hey, I'm planning on doing the Pamir Highway around the same time so it'd be good to split the transportation costs with some people.…
  3. joseph3304 avatar
    Car sharing from Khorog to Murgab

    by joseph3304 12 May 2012

    I expect to arrive at Khorog on May 27 and would like to start to go along to Ishkashim(May 28), Langar(May30), Murgab(Jun 1) and Osh(Jun…

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