Khojand Tours & Holidays
Khojand Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
Khojand is the capital of northern Tajikistan and the second largest city in the country. Its history dates back to ancient times where it is thought to have been founded by Alexander the Great as his easternmost outpost. Its location on the Silk Route at the entrance to the fertile Fergana Valley ensured that it enjoyed prosperity and richness. During the 19th century Khojand became the centre of rapid industrial development and the arrival of the railway allowed the city to become a centre ...
Khojand is the capital of northern Tajikistan and the second largest city in the country. Its history dates back to ancient times where it is thought to have been founded by Alexander the Great as his easternmost outpost. Its location on the Silk Route at the entrance to the fertile Fergana Valley ensured that it enjoyed prosperity and richness. During the 19th century Khojand became the centre of rapid industrial development and the arrival of the railway allowed the city to become a centre of cultural life.
Best experiences

Explore windy alleys in Istarafshan
Visit Ura Tyube, known as Istarafshan, and tour its well-preserved shaar-i-kuhna (old town), a maze of small alleys that wind through streets of shady, mud-walled Central Asian homes. Stop at the local mosque and museum decorated with Central Asian woodwork.
Learn the history of Khojand
Full of madrassahs, bazaars and palaces, there also remains the Khojand citadel, built in the Middle Ages. See the historical museum of Soghd, the Panjshanbe Orient Bazaar, the Sheihk Muslihiddin memorial and the largest statue of Lenin in Central Asia.