Introducing The Pamir Highway
The Pamir Hwy from Khorog to Osh (a section of the M41) was built by Soviet military engineers between 1931 and 1934, in order to facilitate troops, transport and provisioning to this very remote outpost of the Soviet empire. Off-limits to travellers until recently, the extremely remote high-altitude road takes you through Tibetan-style high plateau scenery populated by yurts and yaks and studded with deep-blue lakes.
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Being a major drug-smuggling artery, the road has several border-guard checkpoints, where you will have to register. Most of the traffic these days is Chinese trucks and minivans travelling to/from Kashgar over the Qolma Pass.
Blue kilometre posts line the way with the distance from Khorog marked on one side and from Osh on the other.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Anyone sharing a Pamir Highway trip on September/October?
by PurpleTang 29 May 2012
Hello Iker, how are you? I am going and am looking for company too. Here is currently my itinerary. Will you be there around the same…
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Re: Pamir Highway Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan Mid-June
by kamasutra 22 May 2012
Hey Friend! Unfortunately, I won't be able to travel with you, since I'm in an intensive language program in Tajikistan. But, let me…
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Pamir Highway Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan Mid-June
by godwine 22 May 2012
My girlfriend and I (NZ and Canadian respectively) are planning to travel from Kyrgyzstan (Osh or Sary Tash) to Tajikistan (Khorog) and…
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