GuardTrailsDay 22 of 26 · Sohibnazar, 241 km from Penjakent · The Great Pamir Highway & Silk Road Heritage
Day 22 — Ancient Penjakent & Sarazm Ruins
A road day to your new base in Sohibnazar, 241 km from Penjakent, with most of the day on the road (3 h 22).
Stage 18 · Penjakent · Tajikistan
We sleep in Sohibnazar, 600 m from the place visited
day 22 1 night 3 h 22 on the road272 kmclimate to watch
Interest of the place — culture 30. Based on: archaeological site; archaeological site reached from the stage (Sarazm).
- programme
- 2 h 30
- road
- 3 h 22
- usable window
- 5 h
- Explore the ancient ruins of SarazmInterest culture 30★★★☆☆ · known in 37 languages — article “Sarazm”“Sarazm is a town and also a jamoat in the city of Panjakent in Sughd Region, north-western Tajikistan. It dates back to the 4th millennium BC, with C14 dates ranging from 3900 to 2100 BC, and was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.” — after Wikipedia2 h 30(instead of 4 h — not enough time that day (travel + walking))
“Explore the ancient ruins of Sarazm”: shortened version, 2 h 30 instead of 4 h — not enough time that day (travel + walking). The activity as described is only partly done.
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Explore the ancient ruins of Sarazm
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Panjakent
Explore the ancient ruins of the Sogdian city, including the citadel and residential quarters.
90 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 15 June 2023 by Quatchenerlo — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
