Gissar fortress; Republic of Tajikistan Gissar fortress is situated in 26 km. from Dushanbe City in the center of Gissar valley, the most green and densely-populated part of the country. From all sides the city is surrounded with the mountains: from the North – Gissar range, from the South – the Gazimalik mountains, from the Southwest – the Babatag mountains. Gissar fortress has been known for more than 2500 years. Being the residence of Gissar bek, the governor-general of the emir of Bukhara, the fortress, as we would say now, was an important administrative and political center of ancient Tajikistan
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:55:10 +0000