Committee for Tourism Development under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

Khoja Obi Garm: A Day at the Radioactive Spa

The water gushes out of the spring hot enough to brew coffee. By the time it reaches the pools, it’s just pleasantly warm. But one wouldn’t want to drink it. What distinguishes the water at Khoja Obi Garm, a sanatorium in Tajikistan’s craggy Hissar Mountain Range, is that it’s naturally infused with radon, a radioactive […]

On the Silk Roads: adventure and historical riches in Tajikistan

Asmall mountainous jewel of a country wedged between Afghanistan and China, Tajikistan has changed since I first visited it as a backpacker in 2009. Back then, landing in the diminutive capital, Dushanbe, at 3am, a permit for trekking and letter of invitation in hand, I was met by a virtually deserted airport and a city […]