This is the tajikistan chapter from lonely planet's central asia guidebook. The term 'predominantly mountainous' doesn't do justice to a country where over 90% of the land is upland. This fact of nature has given tajikistan a precious advantage over its neighbours, namely some of the most inspiring, high altitude landscape in the world. Travel along one of the world's most famous roads, the pamir highway, offering high altitude vistas and fine community based homestays maps observe rural life along the narrow pyanj river corridor in the wakhan valley, bordering afghanistan, with silk road forts and spectacular views of the snowbound hindu kush transport bounce over angry waters on a suspension bridge as a prelude to hiking to the carless pamir valley of jizeu restaurants accommodation coverage includes dushanbe, fergana valley, isfara, khojand, istaravshan, zerafshan valley, penjikent, fan mountains, sarvoda, margeb, upper zerafshan valley, the pamirs, western pamir highway, khorog, tajik wakhan valley, eastern pamir high way, understand tajikistan, tajikistan today, history, people, arts, environment, food drink, survival guide, when to go, visas permits, itineraries, fast facts, exchange rates, re sources.