The Roof of the World Festival 2009 - Khorog, Tajikistan
all images ©Matthieu Paley Paleymotion was hired to document the 'Roof of the World Festival' in Tajikistan. This video is the result of a multimedia workshop lead and organized by Matthieu and Mareile Paley (paleyphoto.com and pamirknot.com) in the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan. Set in Khorog's restored Central Park, the Roof of the World Festival included two ensembles of traditional music from across the river in Afghanistan, one troupe from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan each, and a local group performing folkloric Tajik tunes. Local NGOs and international development organizations set up stands and demonstrated energy efficient technologies during the day.
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Garm Chashma hotspring near Khorog in Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan
Bro. Chan Khoon San visited the Garm Chashma hotspring on 30 May 2011. This natural hotspring is located about 50 km south of Khorog in the Wakhan Valley of Tajikistan. The water in the pool is blue in colour due to the presence of copper. Calcium deposits form at the areas where the hot water flows out to make it look like a miniature waterfall. Men and women have separate bathing pools.
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A ride from Dushanbe to Khorog with Modern Talking in the background
Central Asian guys seem to like Enrique Iglesias. And Modern Talking. A day in a jeep or private transport starts at least with a song of one of those two bands.
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Navruz in Khorog
March 2006, Khorog, Karcak, Navruz, kids go from one house to another for treats and money - one of the most amusing part of the holiday. Mirafzor is the "dancer" backed up by local "singers".
Antonov An-28 landing in Khorog, Tajikistan
The good old An-28 landing at the Khorog airfield, in Tajiskistan´s Badakshan region, seen from the ground on a sunny day.
Drifting pollen, Khorog Botanical Gardens, Tajikistan
A beautiful day in downtown Khorog. the botanicla gardens were restored and expanded with funds form the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili muslims and most people in the Pamir. Khorog is on the Panj River, across the border form Tajikistan. there is a market on the bridge every week with traders from both sides.
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Nerving flight Khorog Tajikistan
The take-off of te Dushanbe-Khorog flight in Tajikistan. A russian 18-seat wreck making even the locals nervous..
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Dushanbe Khorog Spectacular Flight on AN-28
Short video from the scheduled flight Dushanbe-Khorog on board Tajik Airway's AN-28. The flight is regularly canceled for bad weather and when watching the video, you'll see, why you wouldn't want to fly in fog or storm. In Soviet times pilots going on this flight were paid extra risk-money and today there are only three left that have the licence to do the flight. It's probably one of the most spectacular scheduled flights on earth. Five times through this 1-hour flight the plane shoots over ridges only 20 - 50 feet beneath the plane.
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Landing in Khorog, Tajikistan
Landing with an An-28 in Khorog, seen from inside the plane (right hand side)
Khorog in Early spring.
The view from Bizmich "dachak". However, it's much more beautiful during the early summer and late fall. The crisp moring air, the dark blue river, the first lights of sun touching the picks of the very high mountains - so underappreciated and yet so mesmorizing...
