| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Tajikistan |
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Wakhan Valley |
Boibar |
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|
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The valley at Boibar. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Boibar |
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|
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Glaciated mountain in a side valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Darshai |
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|
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Darshai in the beautiful Wakhan Valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Darshai |
|
|
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The sparkling river. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Darshai |
|
|
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Misty view along the valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Darshai |
|
|
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River hewn caves. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Darshai |
|
|
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View of the valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Darshai |
|
|
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Fountain. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Shitkharv |
|
|
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Gorge at Shitkharv. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Shitkharv |
|
|
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Wakhani woman working in the fields. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Shitkharv |
|
|
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Family resting in the field. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Shitkharv |
|
|
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Side stream joining the main river. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Shitkharv |
|
|
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Walled homestead. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Shitkharv |
|
|
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Roadside house by a cliff. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Shitkharv |
|
|
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Father and son. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Zumudg |
|
|
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View across Afghanistan into Pakistan. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Zumudg |
|
|
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Zumudg is a settlement in the Wakhan Valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Zumudg |
|
|
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View of a glaciated mountain in Pakistan. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamchun |
|
|
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The village of Yamchun. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamchun |
|
|
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Typical Wakhani house. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamchun |
|
|
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Wakhani girl. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamchun |
|
|
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Upper Yamchun. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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Yamchun Fort. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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Yamchun Fort sits 600m above the valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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View of the valley from the fort. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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Fort buildings on a ridge. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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The fort dates from the 12th Century and overlooks Afghanistan. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
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|
Yamchun Fort |
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Crumbling bastions. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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Bastion. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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Tajik man. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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The crumbling fort in is a spectacular setting. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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View across to Afghanistan and Pakistan from the fort. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
Yamchun Fort |
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Glacier in Pakistan. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
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|
Yamchun Fort |
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Fertile Afghan village populated by Tajik speakers from the fort. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
|
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Woman working in the fields in the village of Yamg. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
|
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Wakhani woman at Yamg. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
|
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Tajik children. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
|
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Painted stone wall. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
|
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Wooden house. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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Entrance to the house of Mubarak Kadam Wakhani. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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The colouful house of Wakhani, a Sufi poet, musician and astronomer. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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Wall topped with yak horn. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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Detail of the house decoration. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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Sundial used for astronomical measurements. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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The interior of the house is a museum with a collection of writings. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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Musical instruments. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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Caretaker demonstrating a musical instrument. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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Sitting area with carpets. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Yamg |
|
Mubarak Kadam Wakhani |
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The Mazar (tomb) of Mubarak Kadam Wakhani overlooks the house. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Vrang |
|
|
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Wakhani house in Vrang. The roof is flat and used to dry grass to make hay. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Vrang |
|
|
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Young girl. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Vrang |
|
|
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Two women. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
|
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The Wakhan Valley at Nizhgar. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
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|
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Looking through a side valley towards the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
|
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View of the Hindu Kush. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
|
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Glaciated mountain. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
|
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The river narrows. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
|
|
|
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High altitude glacier. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
|
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The village of Langar. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
|
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Alluvial plain at Langar. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
|
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Girls working in the fields. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
|
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Ruins on the Afghan side of the river. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Jamoat Khana |
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The Jamoat Khana is an Ismaili Prayer Hall. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Jamoat Khana |
 |
Detail of a decorated window. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Jamoat Khana |
 |
The entrance. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Ratm Fort |
 |
The ruins of Ratm Fort overlook Langar. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Ratm Fort |
 |
View over Langar. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Ratm Fort |
 |
View the Wakhan Valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Ratm Fort |
 |
View the Wakhan Valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Ratm Fort |
 |
The fort is very ruined. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
Ratm Fort |
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Blue winged bird. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Wakhan Valley |
Langar |
|
|
 |
Workers in the fields. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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The Panj Valley north of Khorog. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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Rural scene. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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Tree-lined ridge. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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Jagged and colourful rock face. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
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|
|
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The sides of the valley are devoid of greenery. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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Spectacular peaks. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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Ridges overlooking grassland. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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Fertile land on a shelf next to the river. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
|
|
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Dramatic scenery. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Voznavd |
|
|
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The Panj Valley becomes narrow at Voznavd. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Voznavd |
|
|
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Dramatic sheer rock walls in the Panj Valley at Voznavd. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Voznavd |
|
|
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The stream. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shidz |
|
|
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The village of Shidz. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shidz |
|
|
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The gorge-like Panj Valley at Shidz. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shidz |
|
|
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A stream from a side valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Sadwad |
|
|
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Houses in the Afghan village of Sadwad on the eastern bank of the Panj River. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Sadwad |
|
|
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View of Sadwad. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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Children playing on a beach at Shipad on the Panj River. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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Narrow gorge. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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Small settlement on the Afghan side of the valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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Steep sided valley walls. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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The stream thunders down the valley. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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Sheer rock faces. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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Tree covered shelf below steep cliffs. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
Shipad |
|
|
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Steep sides gorge. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
Vanch Valley |
|
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Dramatic Afghan scenery at the meeting of the Panj and Vanch Vallies. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
Vanch Valley |
|
 |
View of Afghanistan. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
|
Panj Valley North |
|
Vanch Valley |
|
 |
Farms in Afghanistan. |
2008 |
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