Taldyk pass Kyrgyzstan
22.04.2020
In 2012 I took the epic journey across Central Asia and into China, following Alexander the Great to the Jade Gate in China.
One of the most draw dropping journeys was in Kyrgyzstan and the Pamir Highway. Stopping at many places and looking at the Untouched Earth. The mountain Passes were stunning.
Taldyk Pass is a high mountain pass that separates the Fergana Valley from the Chon-Alai. The pass located in Osh Region, 160 kilometers south of the city of Osh.
The Taldyk Pass is one of the most popular passes in Kyrgyzstan. The height of the pass is 3,600 meters and it is a kind of gateway to one of the highest and most beautiful roads in the world – the Pamir Highway.
The northern slope of the pass is famous for its steep serpentine, from which spectacular views of the Ferghana valley are opened. The first road here was laid at the end of the XIX century and this event was an important landmark of one of the most interesting colonial confrontations of the Russian Empire and Great Britain for control of Central Asia, called the “Big Game”.
A rare feature of Taldyk is that it is open all year round, despite the high altitude. On the roadside, through the pass you can see a monument built in honor of Yuri Frantsevich Grushko, an engineer who participated in the design and construction of the road
Posted by TheJohnsons 00:11 Archived in Kyrgyzstan Tagged sky view nature landscape travel mountain green grass scenery blue valley panorama summer beautiful aerial himalayas highway road scenic high central trip asian rocky path asia tourism outdoor windy pass himalaya alps outdoors andes dramatic valleys kyrgyzstan background pamir yaks curve graze winding curvy taldyk serpentines taldok Comments (0)
