Khujand
- Tajikistan - 2013
From Tashkent in Uzbekistan we crossed into Tajikistan and stayed one night before returning to Tashkent.
It was an 80km trip from Tashkent to Oybek at the Tajikistan border.
We were met by Carl, our 23yo guide in Tajikistan, and then it was another 80km to Khujand.
Khujand is the second largest city in Tajikistan.
(Dushanbe is the capital - we did not go there).
First up we had a fine lunch at a restaurant.
This photo shows the entrance to the restaurant.
Notice the hand-washing facilities near the door before you enter.
Plov, a rice disk that was common in Central Asia.
The contents differed from country to country and from restaurant to restaurant.
Decorative lights on the trees at the restaurant at Chkolovsk where we had our dinner.
Arbob Palace
It was built by a collective-farm manager in the Soviet times.
After Tajikistan became independent in 1991, it was the seat of government for a short time.
The fountains, which were turned off, are a smaller copy of those at Peterhoff at St. Petersburg in Russia.
Kaykhusrav (Karl), our guide in Tajikistan.
Sitting down on the job.
The very smart tea-rooms were nearby.
Carl called them tea-rooms but it was an elaborate reception centre.
A piece of furniture that was common in Central Asia is this bed-like seat with a low table on top.
It is called a kat in Tajik, a supa in Uzbek and a tapchan in Russian.
They are found in homes, restaurants and tea-houses where families and friends
gather on it to eat, drink tea or just relax.
The interior was stunning.
We made some friends here.
Decorative apartments in Khujand.
The Mosque, Madrasah and Mausoleum of Sheik Muslehiddin on the side of the main square.
The entrance to the Central Panjshanbe Market.
Panjshanbe means Thursday.
Apparently many markets are referred to by the days of the week on which they were traditionally open.
However most are open daily now.
The monobrow was fashionable among some women in Central Asia.
Mrs Tajikistan ... this woman had the full-house ... gold teeth and a monobrow.
World War 2 memorial.
The excellent Historical Museum in Khujand.
A museum attendant asleep on the job.
Alexander the Great built a settlement here in 329BC.
The murals depict those times.
From Tashkent in Uzbekistan we crossed into Tajikistan and stayed one night before returning to Tashkent.
It was an 80km trip from Tashkent to Oybek at the Tajikistan border.
We were met by Carl, our 23yo guide in Tajikistan, and then it was another 80km to Khujand.
Khujand is the second largest city in Tajikistan.
(Dushanbe is the capital - we did not go there).
First up we had a fine lunch at a restaurant.
This photo shows the entrance to the restaurant.
Notice the hand-washing facilities near the door before you enter.
Plov, a rice disk that was common in Central Asia.
The contents differed from country to country and from restaurant to restaurant.
Decorative lights on the trees at the restaurant at Chkolovsk where we had our dinner.
Arbob Palace
It was built by a collective-farm manager in the Soviet times.
After Tajikistan became independent in 1991, it was the seat of government for a short time.
The fountains, which were turned off, are a smaller copy of those at Peterhoff at St. Petersburg in Russia.
Kaykhusrav (Karl), our guide in Tajikistan.
Sitting down on the job.
The very smart tea-rooms were nearby.
Carl called them tea-rooms but it was an elaborate reception centre.
A piece of furniture that was common in Central Asia is this bed-like seat with a low table on top.
It is called a kat in Tajik, a supa in Uzbek and a tapchan in Russian.
They are found in homes, restaurants and tea-houses where families and friends
gather on it to eat, drink tea or just relax.
The interior was stunning.
We made some friends here.
Decorative apartments in Khujand.
The Mosque, Madrasah and Mausoleum of Sheik Muslehiddin on the side of the main square.
The entrance to the Central Panjshanbe Market.
Panjshanbe means Thursday.
Apparently many markets are referred to by the days of the week on which they were traditionally open.
However most are open daily now.
The monobrow was fashionable among some women in Central Asia.
Mrs Tajikistan ... this woman had the full-house ... gold teeth and a monobrow.
World War 2 memorial.
The excellent Historical Museum in Khujand.
A museum attendant asleep on the job.
Alexander the Great built a settlement here in 329BC.
The murals depict those times.
