The Pamir Highway: Everything You Need to Know

A video about the history, places and people of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan region, one of the world's highest inhabited mountain areas. Sources: A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East, Richard Foltz Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden Azan on the Moon: Entangling Modernity along Tajikistan’s Pamir Highway, Till Mostowlansky Ferghana Valley: The Heart of Central Asia, Frederick Starr (Ed.) Land Beyond the River: The Untold Story of Central Asia, Monica Whitlock Also: The Economist, Eurasia.net and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty among others Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:11 Dushanbe to Qulai Qumb 04:31 Qulai QUmb to Vamd 06:05 Jizew Village 07:01 History I 11:40 Jizew to Ishkoshim 14:51 Langar 15:45 Wakhan Corridor 18:05 Murghab 21:39 History II 27:10 Karakul 31:00 Gorno Badakhsan Today 34:24 Bulunkul 38:07 Back to Qulai Qumb 40:15 Wedding 41:42 Conclusion