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  Pamirs.org Website - the best of all
by Trekki
 
  • Pamirs.org Website - the best of all
      Pamirs.org Website - the best of all
    by Trekki
  • Village plan of Khorog (made by I.Anderssson, lol)
      Village plan of Khorog (made by...
    by Trekki
  • Khorog - Police and OVIR (right hand building)
      Khorog - Police and OVIR (right hand...
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  • GBAO - Pamir permit, how it looks like
      GBAO - Pamir permit, how it looks like
    by Trekki
  • Checkpoints from Bulunkul to Murghab
      Checkpoints from Bulunkul to Murghab
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Useful books, maps and websites (1)

by Trekki

In preparation for a trip to Tajikistan and Pamir, you might not find as much books, maps and websites as for, let’s say, European countries or US or any other popular destinations.But there are a lot, and good ones.First, the best website for anything about the Pamirs is Pamirs WebsiteOn this one, you will find answers to all questions you have, exciting pictures (the ones in the photogallery, part “Pamirs from the air” have captured me from the moment I looked at them), extremely helpful information on visa, permits, regulations, tips for hiking, arranged tours, people and culture, health and safety, etc.It is constantly updated and among Pamirs aficionados THE only reference site, when you need info or help. This website is commonly referred to as the Pamirs.org (don’t forget the –s J It is not Pamir, but Pamirs).Update, June 2008:Excellent news - the long awaited book by Robert...

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Useful books, maps and websites (2)

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Markus Hauser, the one who worked on the Pamirs Map, also has his own website with lots of pictures, descriptions of his expeditions, etc. Please check Markus Hauser website , with his email adress, if you have further questions (but please only if you plan to trek or hike or climb mountains).For any other interest, the famous Pamirs Website , which I recommended in the previous tip, gives a huge load of references and books on Pamirs, check their “references, books and links” section (and you need some minutes to scroll down, hihi).And last but not least, if you plan to hike or need transport, please check the META website to get ideas about what you can do. META stands for Murghab EcoTourism Association, and is a very helpful, very friendly, very reliable and extremely fair company, which helps you to find your way in this gorgeous part of the world (as opposed to Traveltajikistan,...

GBAO - Pamir Permit

by Trekki

A permit for Pamir region is essential for any travel within the Pamirs (be it for hiking, mountaineering or any other activity).Police and Military guys will permanently check you, and if you don’t have it, you will be in bad shape – the less worse thing they’ll do is to fine you. The worse… I don’t know, and I did not try to find out.GBAO stands for Gorno Badakhshan Avtonomnaya Oblast, or the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan, which was established in 1925 by the Sovjets. The autonomous status remained after independence, but it is still controlled by the russians due to it’s border with Afghanistan. Well, this is politically not correct, it is GBAO people, which control the region, but the further I travelled on Pamir Highway, the more I got the feeling that all is still old times (which theoretically I cannot judge, but…. my Karakul experience was enough to make me not want to...

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Police and Military Checkpoints

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As I wrote before, there are quite a lot of checkpoints where military or police guys will look at your documents. Make sure, you have all of them (Visa, GBAO permit and the OVIR stamp in your passport).At the time of my travel (July 2006), checkpoints have been at:Khorog, just 2 km out of town: friendly, no hassle;Murghab, 16 km south: friendly, no hassle,Murghab, 2 km south: a bit nasty, but finally, we all could pass,Murghab, police office in town: yes, you also need to go there for controls, no matter if you have passed and been registered the 2 stations before. The police lady was quite interrogating, and even found that my visa had a tyoing error…. Berlin embassy wrote as date of entry July 15, 2006, but date of expiring July 24, 2005….But well, after some discussions, she finally understood that it was not my fault….Karakul, 1 km south of town: friendly, no hassle,but:then we had...

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OVIR – Police Registration

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The second important document you need when travelling in Tajikistan, and especially in Pamirs, is the so-called OVIR = Office of Visas and Registration.This is applicable for all 3 “-stans” I was in and simply means that you are getting registered with the officials, mostly the police.When travelling in Tajikistan, you should register within 72 hours after entry, but I have met travellers, who registered after being in the country (the western part of Tajikistan) for more than 3 weeks, and did not have problems for getting the stamp too late.For travelling within GBAO, it is different, you definitely need it, the first police station will ask for it. But in this case, they are quite easygoing, and very quick, as soon as you show up at “a” police station (in GBAO), they are more than happy to put the stamp in your passport and charge you 20 USD (as of July 2006).My personal experience:I...

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