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Tajikistan

Our local guide in Tajikistan Boz explains what we are looking at. . It is particularly famous for its murals from Penjikent.

Close up detail of the same wall painting.

Battle Scene from the city of Panjikent in the 6th to 8th Centuries AD.

Young girls in the Botanical Park about to have their photos taken.

Young boys part of a party waiting for their photos to be taken in the Botanical Park also.

The Botanical Park covers 98.84 acres in the heart of the city. Here we walk under a fine covered arbor

Boz describing in detail some of the decorations in the Botanical park for us.

The extensive Botanical Gardens, with its Persepolis-inspired gateway, is home to a fine collection of mature deciduous trees and offers a shady retreat in the heat of the sun..

Here we find the ladies from the garden party earlier with the children enjoying the park.

Walking through one of the many beautiful arbor within the Botanical Park.

Entrance to the extensive Botanical Gardens, with its Persepolis-inspired gateway, is home to a fine collection of mature deciduous trees and offers a shady retreat in the heat of the sun..

Closer view of the entrance and its intricate architecture.

The new Independence and Freedom tower and Plaza opened in September 2022 a few days prior to our arrival into the city. The tower is 363 feet tall. First and Second floors are gallery and museum, 14th floor is top deck, the monument is surrounded by beautiful garden full of vibrant and colorful flowers. No money was spared building this project.

Exhibition of the local clothes worn in the area through the decades.

A young mother and her family visiting the town and museum for the first time.

Miniature of the Independence and Freedom Tower inside the museum.

Golden replica of Somoni's Throne is the center piece of the main floor exhibition.

Golden Artifacts

Walking inside the second and third floor of the Museum.

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