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The supply with fresh vegetables and fruits in the villages on the road is bad. You will most get conserved food. | The supply with fresh vegetables and fruits in the villages on the road is bad. You will most get conserved food. | ||
As [[Anton Krotov]] says, Tajik people are very hospitable. | As [[Anton Krotov]] says, Tajik people are very hospitable. | ||
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| + | Please be ready to wait for a days in some places. The number of cars is tended to zero. From [[Kulob]] to [[Khorog]] up to 50 in a day in both directions, mostly heavy trucks and fullfilled taxi. From [[Khorog]] to [[Murgab]] up to 25 in a day in both directions. From [[Murgab]] to SaryTash up to 5 cars in a day. There is a truck with gasoline from [[Murgab]] to Tajik border control in Sarytash direction and back 2-3 times in a week. Also there is 23 km of no mans land between Tajik and Kyrgyz control points. Be ready to walk this distance through mountain pass Kyzylart 4200 meters altitude. Best option to start h-hiking through Pamir trakt is to start from Osh, then move to Sarytash and then move to [[Murgab]]. This direction gives advantage of new transit cars (buses, trucks, traktors etc.) going from China to Tajikistan. There could be up to 50 transit cars in a day in Sarytash>>>Murgab direction. | ||
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Revision as of 21:22, 27 October 2010
The Pamir Highway is one of the main roads in Central Asia.
Track
The Pamir highway leads from the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, through Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Khorugh, Dushanbe), via the eastern part of Uzbekistan, to Mazari Sharif in northern Afghanistan.
State
Most of the Pamir Highway is paved, exept for the mountain passes. Secondary roads are mostly unpaved and in very bad condition. The Pamir highway is mostly one laned. The pavement condition depends, sometimes it is really bad. Mistakes in driving can have deadly consequences, because the road is small and leads trough deep valleys. Crash barriers doesn't exist.
Hitchhiking
On the Pamir Highway seems to be almost no traffic, but for that reason nearly everybody stops. A small payment can be expected, make it clear before you enter. Russian language is common. You need special permits for some regions along the Pamir highway, which must be cleared before you enter. Call your responsible embassy for that reason. Be aware of the landmines down in the Panj River.
Life
The supply with fresh vegetables and fruits in the villages on the road is bad. You will most get conserved food. As Anton Krotov says, Tajik people are very hospitable.
Traffic
Please be ready to wait for a days in some places. The number of cars is tended to zero. From Kulob to Khorog up to 50 in a day in both directions, mostly heavy trucks and fullfilled taxi. From Khorog to Murgab up to 25 in a day in both directions. From Murgab to SaryTash up to 5 cars in a day. There is a truck with gasoline from Murgab to Tajik border control in Sarytash direction and back 2-3 times in a week. Also there is 23 km of no mans land between Tajik and Kyrgyz control points. Be ready to walk this distance through mountain pass Kyzylart 4200 meters altitude. Best option to start h-hiking through Pamir trakt is to start from Osh, then move to Sarytash and then move to Murgab. This direction gives advantage of new transit cars (buses, trucks, traktors etc.) going from China to Tajikistan. There could be up to 50 transit cars in a day in Sarytash>>>Murgab direction.
