Lake Iskanderkul, Tajikistan
Iskanderkul Lake is one of the signature sights of Tajikistan. It is impossible to imagine a trip to Tajikistan without paying a visit to Iskanderkul Lake. It is as if being in Paris but not seeing Eiffel Tower. After all, it is not difficult to get to this haunted point – it is located only 130 km away from Dushanbe.
The name of Iskanderkul Lake means the Lake of Alexander the Great, where “Iskander” – this is how Alexander the Great was named in the East and “kul” means lake in Turkic languages. It has not been proved if the well-known commander had been there or not, but there are few legends about the lake connected with his name.
Epic Tajikistan Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound
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