Tashkurgan (塔什库尔干, Tǎshíkùěrgān; Uyghur: تاشقۇرغان) is a town in the far west of Xinjiang Province in China. Its population is mostly ethnically Tajik. The town is near the Pakistani and Tajik borders.
This region is commonly known as the main road of the "old Silk Road" the main route leading from China to West Asia. The average elevation is 4,000 meters.
Buses arrive and leave from the International Bus Station. Tickets are ¥51 per person and buses leave at 7:30AM (local time) daily. It is also possible to get a car for 120 yuan per person.
The bus from Sost arrives at the customs office 📍, where your visa is checked and your biometric data is recorded. All your belongings will be x-rayed, so this can take some time.
Plans to build an international airport were approved in April 2015.
All of the places a tourist would visit are within walking distance.
Stone Fort, 37.78213°, 75.23256°. Stone fort is in downtown Taskurgan. It has a history of more than 2,000 years; in times gone by, it was the central palace of the Tajik kingdom.
Tashkurgan Grassland. During your the walk on the Grassland, you will encounter local Tajik people, heards of grazing animals, and you may visit their traditional yurt houses. You will have the opportunity to take photos of traditional life on the Pamir Plateau and of the beautiful scenery of the surrounding Pamir mountains.
Eagle monument, 37.77520°, 75.22578°.
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2nd-order administrative division
Primary administrative division