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#1Pic1Day: Perjalanan Menembus Angkasa | A Journey through Sky (Ainy Pass, Tajikistan, 2006)

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A Journey through Sky (Ainy Pass, Tajikistan, 2006)

With high mountains covering 93% of its total area, Tajikistan is blessed with natural beauty but cursed by the relating problems, especially transport. Traveling through high passes becomes impossible in winter as the mountains are covered by snow. During Soviet Union era, travel from the capital Dushanbe to the northern city of Khojand (formerly Leninabad) used to be possible through the lowlands of Uzbekistan. But since the independence, worsening relations between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have forced travelers to go through high mountain passes: Ainy (3378 m) and Anzob (3372 m). The Chinese government is now helping with projects to repair the road and build tunnels to make the trip possible all year round.

 

Perjalanan Menembus Angkasa (Ainy Pass, Tajikistan, 2006)

Dengan pegunungan tinggi yang menutupi 93 persen wilayahnya, Tajikistan diberkahi dengan keindahan alam yang dahsyat, tetapi juga dikutuk dengan banyaknya masalah terutama di bidang transportasi. Bepergian melintasi puncak-puncak gunung tinggi menjadi mustahil di musim dingin, karena pegunungan tertutup salju. Pada era Uni Soviet, perjalanan dari ibukota Dushanbe ke kota Khojand (dulunya Leninabad) di Tajikistan utara bisa dilakukan melalui dataran rendah di Uzbekistan. Tetapi sejak kemerdekaan bangsa-bangsa di Asia Tengah, juga memburuknya hubungan antara Uzbekistan dan Tajikistan, memaksa orang yang bepergian untuk melewati puncak gunung tinggi Ainy (3378 meter) dan Anzob (3372 meter). Pemerintah China saat ini sedang membantu proyek pembangunan terowongan dan perbaikan jalan, sehingga memungkinkan  perjalanan di dalam negeri Tajikistan sepanjang tahun.

 

About Agustinus Wibowo

Agustinus is an Indonesian travel writer and travel photographer. Agustinus started a “Grand Overland Journey” in 2005 from Beijing and dreamed to reach South Africa totally by land with an optimistic budget of US$2000. His journey has taken him across Himalaya, South Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, and ex-Soviet Central Asian republics. He was stranded and stayed three years in Afghanistan until 2009. He is now a full-time writer and based in Jakarta, Indonesia. agustinus@agustinuswibowo.com Contact: Website | More Posts

2 Comments on #1Pic1Day: Perjalanan Menembus Angkasa | A Journey through Sky (Ainy Pass, Tajikistan, 2006)

  1. Ainy pass tuh di mana?

  2. Bijim. Baru ngeh websitenya udah jadiiiiii.. Ihiy! ;D

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