CULTURAL TOURS AND PROGRAMMS
Shugnan, Ishkashim, Roshtqala and Rushan districts
Sacred sites and sacred places in Shugnan, Ishkashim,
Roshtqala and Rushan district:
The Shugnan, Ishkashim, Roshtkala and Rushan districts are known for their musicians, music, dance traditions, lakes and sacred sites dated from prehistoric and Zoroastrian times.
Shugnan
Porshenev village is one of the closest to the administrative center of Khorogh, situated about 10 km from the city.
Cultural tours and Programms Roshtqala/Shogdura valley
Ishkashim/Whakhan
The Ishkashim district is situated on a branch of the Silk Road called the "Buddhist Silk Road."
Roshtqala/Shogdura valley
After Khorogh the road splits into two branches: one branch follows the Gund River...
Rushan/Bartang valley
The Bartang valley is known throughout the Pamirs for sacred sites, musicians and perhaps...
After Khorogh the road splits into two branches: one branch follows
the Gund River and the other follows Shohdara River. Later these two
roads meet again in the East Pamirs. 14 km from Khorog in the well
known Shohdara village Tavdem is the sacred site "The Tomb of Said
Jalol." Said Jalol is considered a holy person for local people. The
tomb is situated inside of a round, covered building in a garden near
the Shohdara River. The building was constructed in 1991, before which
it was an open sacred site reminiscent of fire worship places in major
part of GBAO. Up in Tusyan village, three kilometers after Tavdem, is
the tomb of Shoh Burhoni Vali, a Shia Muslim missioner who has a
special place in the hearts of local people. Another burial site
worth visiting, this one from Bronze Age, is a remarkable monument
north of the Diruj fortress in Jaushangoz.
