Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Khorog
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First Truck
Monument
(2.5km)
GBAO
Aqimat
MSDSP
Office
Kirmonsho
Fakhriya
(500m)
Parinen Inn
(600m);
(3km)
University of
Central Asia
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Ismail Somoni
Statue
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Atobek
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Gagarin
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UPD
DISTRICT
Wakhan
Valley
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Khorog
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Sights
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Delhi Darbar ............................................. B1
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Central Park............................................. B2
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Shugnon ................................................... C1
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Regional Museum ....................................B1
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Shopping
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Sleeping
De Pamiri .........................................(see 19)
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Bomi Jahon Hotel ....................................B1
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Do Nazarbayg Hotel ................................ B1
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Information
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Hotel Kivekas............................................C1
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Afghanistan Consulate ...........................C2
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Khorog Guest House ...............................C1
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OVIR .......................................................... B1
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Lal Hotel ................................................... B2
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Pamir Silk Tour ........................................ B1
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Lalmo Homestay..................................... D2
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Pamir Tourism ......................................... A1
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Pamir Lodge ............................................ D2
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PECTA.......................................................B2
Umriniso Homestay....................... (see 19)
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Transport
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Eating
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Main Shared Taxi Stand .........................A2
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Bar Varka ................................................. D2
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Shared Vehicles to Dushanbe ...............A2
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Chor Bagh ................................................ B2
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Transport to Ishkashim& the
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Choykhana Murghob.............................. A2
Wakhan Area.........................................A2
delightfully shady place to stroll. There are
attractive views from the
Botanical¨Gar-
dens
(Botanicheskii Sad;
h
9am-4pm)
, 5km
east of town.
Meanwhile 5km west of the centre, Sat-
urday mornings bring a colourful
Afghan¨
market
(
h
9am-1pm Sat)
as border guards
allow folks from both sides of the frontier
to trade in a specially penned area.
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¨Sleeping
Khorog has an ever expanding selection
of accommodation including numerous
homestays (typically US$10 to US$15) at
which you should assume shared toilet
and bathroom facilities. Ask PECTA (p346)
for a list.
Pamir¨Lodge¨
gUESTHOUSE $
(
%
265 45; http://pamirlodge.com; gagarin (Ban-
dalieva) 46; bed in old/new room US$8/9, terrace
sleeping space US$5;
p
)
This is the best place
in the Pamirs to meet fellow overlanders
and independent travellers. Rooms are sim-
ple, either mattresses on raised platforms
or newer rooms with un-plastered stone
walls and fresh-smelling wooden beds but
no other furniture. The orchard garden is
a pleasant spot overlooked by a wide open-
sided balcony-passage where travellers sit
for hours swapping tales. Hot shower, out-
side toilets, breakfast (US$3) by arrange-
ment.
The lodge was established to fund the
local
jamoat khana
(Ismaili prayer hall),
