Great report
Great report of little visited area.
Great report of little visited area.
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Tajikistan - a short trip to the Pamirs (1 Viewer)
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dalat
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Thanks guys!
Yes indeed, very special. The narrow Afghan Wakhan corridor that makes this 3 countries view possible was created during the "Great Game" as a buffer zone between the Russian empire and British India. 600 years earlier, it was Marco Polo who passed through the Wakhan on his way to China, following one of the branches of the silk road. Another 800 years earlier or so, it was Alexander the Great with his army who passed through. So even before the discovery of the Large-billed Reed Warbler, the place had an interesting history.
And then the people: Pamiris of the valleys are Ismalits, often very European looking with blue eyes and blond hair and up on the Plateau they are Kyrgyz and Sunni muslims.
Absolutely fascinating region.
Yes indeed, very special. The narrow Afghan Wakhan corridor that makes this 3 countries view possible was created during the "Great Game" as a buffer zone between the Russian empire and British India. 600 years earlier, it was Marco Polo who passed through the Wakhan on his way to China, following one of the branches of the silk road. Another 800 years earlier or so, it was Alexander the Great with his army who passed through. So even before the discovery of the Large-billed Reed Warbler, the place had an interesting history.
And then the people: Pamiris of the valleys are Ismalits, often very European looking with blue eyes and blond hair and up on the Plateau they are Kyrgyz and Sunni muslims.
Absolutely fascinating region.
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albatross02
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Wow! Would be interesting to read your trip report from that time!
Unfortenetely I was not birding in Tadshikistan, Usbekistan, Turkmenistan as well as not at lake Baikal and in Charbarowsk area.
Also not birding at begin of September 1989 in Batumi.
It was a big mistake, but I did not go for birding in this time.
dalat
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I now uploaded a trip report on cloudbirders. Bascially the same as here, plus some site info and also something on earlier trips.
https://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/show/24136/34696
https://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/show/24136/34696
