Tajikistan's Black Lake On The Roof Of The World
Do not miss this incredible chance to catch a glimpse of one the most isolated parts of mountainous Central Asia; the astonishing area around lake Karakul that has not been filmed for television prior to this documentary.
This remarkable journey will take us to Tajikistan; the Autonomous Province of Gorno-Badakhshan, to be more precise.
Environmental expert, Jamshed, is travelling via the twisted and uncertain "Pamir Highway" to investigate a possible threat to the natural water supplies of the area; glaciers shrinking.
The final point for the expedition is the exceptional Karakul lake, placed high in the Ak- Baikal pass, 4655 meters above sea level, where Jamshed is to meet with geologist Nasser Kundur Al- Fakhry.
Along the long and somewhat neglected "Pamir Highway," the crew makes stops to the famous hot springs of Garam Chashma; the 3000 year old, pre-historic petroglyphs of Langar, and the Yamchun Fortress from 12th century overlooking the entire Wakhan valley in Afghanistan.
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Welcome to Tajikistan. We are always glad to meet our guests from all over the world. 😃😃🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯
Salaam!
@@salimas7979 vaaleykum salam
Ru Ismaili?
@@salimas7979 I didn't get you
Praise for all Iranian peoples
I grew up in Tajikistan but never have been in outside of my hometown. I feel regret that I missed so much beauty. Hopefully I’ll go to see those places one day
Whats your region language we gilgit baltistan from pakistan have same culture n way of living dressing style and others pls tell me iam from gilgit baltistan
tell your government to develop these area.
@@abdinooribrahimderiye641 I wish my government would listen to the people
Why the Government of Tajikistan does not finance the forestation of those mountains ?
@@nickcohen7127 because government full of people with no basic education since all of them put their families, relatives and friends in every structure, also Russia supports current government and keeps in power because it’s easier to have a puppet and suck up the natural resources and to be close to Afghanistan. And Russia had a plan to invade Afghanistan in 90s but Chechnya’s invasion took a lot of time and money so they could do that, they were planning to be ahead of the US
Such an unspoit surrounding, serene and beautifully majestic. Thanks to the crew who made this documentary available to the world. To the people and their lifestyle in Tajikistan love 💘and peace.
I agree and wonder why the West is not bombing and poisoning the charming and healthy inhabitants
That annoying , ever present music spoilt the otherwise splendid program, to the point, that , I had to switch to something else
Nice looking people.
m travelling all over the world in this Corona lockdown period through KZhead ☺ thank you for giving me a free trip to Tajikistan ❤ Love from Jaipur - India 🇮🇳
Rahul Shekhawat indians not allowed ..
@@indianspacefreak6601 what do you mean, elaborate your reply
Why wouldn’t Indians be allowed?
@@maaza.7729 Indians are allowed in Tajikistan, Ankush mishra is just replied anything irrelevant on my post.
WTF do you mean Indians not Allowed? There is no person, race, or culture less important then another. Why do you have to spread such hate and discontent when we could all bond over amazing culture. I am not Indian and I see no harm in it. Rahul Shekhawat: do not let haters influence the kindness they chose to ignore. You clearly are a good man, as you did not attack him or use crude words or hate. Love to you from USA. Glad to know I watch this with all races, cultures and creeds.
This is beautiful. Too often documentaries take a tone that sort of looks down on locals, but this one seems very respectful throughout. I like that the scientists drawn in are local people as well.
you said that right, thank you for saying it. I thought it too.
That is mostly done to Africans. Its amazing how many culture from different continents will have the same level of poverty as Africans but when it comes documentary on the same poverty level on Africa, the reportage sounds so different. Some narrators are just filled with some kind of mentality towards Africans.
Pichkalu Pappita Their own fault? Have you not read history?
@Pichkalu Pappita The heart of civilization is in east asia ( Middile East ) stop underestimated you ignorance
what documentary, you see that put down locals?
Tajikistan 🇹🇯 is a great country, a great culture and great people!!!!!! Allah bless you!!!! Our Tajik brothers! Salam from Northern Caucasus!!!!
This is beautiful. I also identify as a Pamiri and live in Chitral, in the northern Pakistan. We still have Pamiri houses, the same landscape, culture, and infact we have a Gram-Chashma in Chitral also. There is a need to find out more of our common grounds.
Glad to know that. I visited Chitral last year. Wanted to go Broghil valley, but unfortunately it was flood season.
Don't say "I identify as" just say "I am"
@@gloopgloopglorp agree with you! I stand corrected 🙂
Ailyahair..How do I contact you ?? I have a few questions about your Homeland
@Gengrik Yagoda who hurt you? what makes you wake up and bully a stranger on the internet like that? I know who I am, and dont need you/ lr the likes of you to tell me otherwise. Peace ✌️ ☮️
This is by far the most awesome documentary i have ever seen. Thumbs up to the whole team who endeavoured to make this beautiful film. I almost got lost into the movie and felt myself there in the middle of those epic mountains. Much love from Pakistan
Have you check the channel Slice? They have good documentary too
You’re being just a little dramatic
@@Jimbo0341usmc why
For these beautiful people living on the roof of the earth a lot of love flows from India. Thanks for showing such an amazing documentary.
14:08 is about the coolest hat I've ever seen! Perhaps the most beautiful music I've heard in a documentary too. That scenery is just achingly beautiful.
Didnt expect to watch the whole documentary but I was surprised when it was over. Im an American, my sister and her husband has been to Tajikistan and love it, the people are so nice. I hope to travel with them some day.
God bless those hard working people. I am humbled by their courage and endurance.
I'm humbled by your beauty
Thank you, madame. I live in there and welcome to Mein Land !
@@pamir-alichortv7291 😊🌷🌻🕊️🌟
@@pamir-alichortv7291 how can I purchase original carpets.??..
the most visually stunning documentary I`ve seen, the choice of music background made it almost fairytalish, excellent work
Your documentaries are of highest quality!!! Well done! And very interesting.
thank girl...beatiful girl...tq
Lot love from India 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 Long live live Tajikistan 🇹🇯
we also have a Bollywood star with tajik roots if I'm not mistaken, Jackie shroff
What stunning beauty! There is no country like high, mountain country. This is probably the closest I’ll ever get to visiting “The Stans” in Central Asia, so I’m happy to learn a tiny bit more than I did before, thanks.
You could visit carjackistan within Chicago.
Amazing have no words, such peaceful environment with lovely people and natural harmony. There are no shopping malls roads eateries offices luxury cars hotels etc but peace and peace everywhere.
Fresh non toxic fish which are sold very expensive in supermarkets,organic grass fed animals,fresh organic vegetables and fruits high in minerals and vitamins
I could be mistaken, but the way of life of these people is at risk and it's not just global warming! A beautiful video. They don't deserve to be exposed to any risk.
So true
true. some years ago i visited armenia, and the feeling is similar outside the capital. and caucasian food is delicious.
and no trump or american or grits.
Thanks for such excellent documentary showing simple and good people living in such natural but hard conditions Stunning!
A great and true documentary. My salutes to the makers of this amazing documentary.
A most wonderful documentary about a place of heart stopping beauty and equally heartbreaking harshness. Yet the life of the nomads has a Primeval pull a tug a strange sort of invitation that mocks modernity. The music was of another level. All in all just perfect! Well done DW!!
Modernity does not mean negation of tradition dude. It's also a fuzzy word. Ancient world like India etc was in some sense more modernistic than even today. It's a relative term not an absolute in itself. Even Nokia phones see considered outdated today which were once considered modern.
Hats off to everyone involved in making this!
I find the call for Azan very peaceful and soothing. I don’t understand it but still it calms my mind and I wish to listen to it for a long time.
Alhamdulillah, I'd suggest you to look up azan clips in KZhead from makkah. And do look up for the translation too, the meaning is very direct and deep 🙂.
A very interesting documentary of an area on this planet that very few of us know anything about.
Great documentary! Tajikistan is beautiful. The people have found creative solutions and have adapted well to the limited resources around them. Wish I can visit the country one day. Also, thanks for being respectful to the people there even though they have a different lifestyle than most of us.
What an incredibly beautiful place. Great documentary.
Watching this place feels home, just the right place. The mountain and the lake are just breathtaking.
THANK YOU for sharing this! One of my hobbies is learning about countries and cultures. I have heard of Tajikistan, but now I get to learn of it and its culture! Love from Alabama USA
How funny its I am from Tajikistan and I am travelling and working in USA and been to Alabama many times
@@Qashqiir let me guess truck driver?
@@Uluhbek97 yeap
@@Qashqiir Assalom aleykum, chitu shumon? 😀 Manam owner operator lol
@@Uluhbek97 mewa soz shukr. Ay Hujandmi shumo. Mo ay Qurghonteppa
Fascinating film. I love the way these people live with nature and use nature in their daily lives. Building, weaving, making felt, which if you have ever seen photos of people similar to these who live in high mountains such as the Himalayas, thick felt is used in clothing and shoes for protection from bitter cold winter weather. Beautiful people. I’m surprised they are so happy to accommodate visitors and tourists. I see much kindness there which would be nice to see in other places. I hope that no one will ever take advantage of their kind and welcoming nature.
Your documentary exposes the world to what other cultures are like and the truth about the changes in our atmosphere.
Love to my Tajiki Persian brothers and sisters from Iran 🇮🇷🇹🇯❤
What an astonishing documentary! Very grateful of what I watched. The complexion of life was almost nothing compared to how people there living with harmony and peaceful communities as well as surrounded majestic nature. Thanks a lot for the team who did the video! Keep up the good work!! Stay healthy and happy for you and all! PS: glad to know that the people have their own natural medicine from the lake!
What a beautiful people and beautiful land. I'm from Colorado--the highest place in America--so I love mountain people.
Now I know where the song "Dokhtore Badakhshea" (Badakhshan Maiden)was talking about..thank you,Ajmal Omid! I began my fascination with Central Asia 40 years ago when studying their music. All the "Stan" countries are possessors of cultural,historical and archaeological riches that too many Westerners know nothing about. Being literally on the other side of the world from me (USA) adds to their mystique. Love the music score! Great film! As delicious as a good meal!
Extreme vacation. *Beautiful places. It' like traveling to the past.* Thank you for making this documentary !
I am a Persian from western Afghanistan and love beautiful Tajikistan 🇹🇯 ❤
This channel continues to take me around the world. Thank you 🙏🏼
We Tat people from Azerbaijan love you our native people Tajiks. Viva İranian people. Zində boshi Tajikistan
زنده باد عزیزان و همتباران تات و تاجیک فرزندان عزیز ایران زمین ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇮🇷🇹🇯🇦🇫
Good documentary. The video / quality and close up view of this place is really top notch.
Wonderful documentary, beautiful land and people so nice to see them living as their ancestors did, very self sufficient may they continue to thrive , thank you for inviting us to see your world.
Great glimpse of such an enigmatic body of water in an equally mysterious land. Fascinating journey, superbly produced. Thanks for the ride.
It's beautiful.. I'm speechless..
Watching this from Florida. These people are incredible. Things like this really make you appreciate what you have. I would love to go one day and stay in that Yurt. The food looks amazing; it must be an incredible amount of work. I would so appreciate it.
Absolutely fascinating, great people and such a majestic landscape! Praise be to God. Wow. I am deeply impressed by the images and stories. Thank you for making and sharing this.
5:55 ..Fresh water is the "most precious recource" of _any_ nation ......You can have all the gold in the world , without fresh water you've got a desert. Thanks for this beautiful HD upload .
Great documentary. Shows well the power of nature and extreme hardship of everyday life.
And the Brit narrator fits right in to ruin it.
@@edgarhelbling6525 Oh come on he has a lovely clear voice. Did you want the commentary in the local language - that wouldn't be much use to anyone.
These are awesome documentaries from TRACKS,,,,THANKS.
Have you all noticed how clean and neat these people live.
Only modern day Society creates unnesery material clutter Da
plastic is the evil. community who use less plastic always cleaner.
we only got to see the Show yurt..obvi it's tidy..everyone is different, might have one or two messy ones
All places are wonderful but Tajikistan is one of them. I love it !
I have recently found your channel and I am very positively surprised with it. I like that you center the documentary around a subject, but than explore related subjects, particularly people and culture. I have a small film photography channel and my photography is often related to people and culture as well. thank you for this and continue the good work.
Beautiful place. Thanks for this beautiful and well made documentary.
Very nice documentry on Pamir highway ( unseen Tajakistan) So beautiful is your country & it's people. So natural life away from the materialistic world. So pure so Natural, like a true soul. 🙏
Thanks for making this happen A lost kyrgyz from Pakistan
@@berbalguru my grandfather migrated from there
И как ты там затерялся? Чем там занимаешься?
@@rahimtamer8176 but why?
@@IvanIvanov-vy7pt был такой Рахманкул хан который бежал со своим племенем от коммунистов через Памир, Пакистан и дошедшие до сих пор живут в Турции. если интересно рекомендую посмотреть памирские и Ванские кыргызы.
@@rahimtamer8176 sen kyrgyzcha sylosynbu? pm me brother
Amazing documentary...very scenic and with facts.
It's a tranquil life, a simple life, and a hard life. Beautiful the mountains and glaciers it looks like, it must be cold. Hope those people can live a peaceful life as it should live as there ancestors
no electricity or phones since the Russians left! no fish in the that lake. very hard to grow veggies. No motorized pump for the water, hand starting the truck. Indeed it would be hard.
Shukran Ya Allah for this beautiful place❤️❤️❤️
I love Tajikistan and Tajikistan nations.very nice documentary film.
Beautifully made documentary Tajikistan is a fascinating place ❤😊
Thanks for showing us the pristine culture, people and beauty of this place. Hope, I will visit there someday to see it from my own eyes and feel the pleasure.
just wanted to say one of the most amazing documentaries i have ever watched. thanks for the great content !
Beautiful people,country,hospitality & Landscape.The most amazing full of nature & purity.InshaAllah one day i will visit Tajikistan 🇹🇯❤️🇵🇰
The world is beautiful.Without religion even better.
Outstanding work, thanks.
I love Tajikistan so beautiful and nice people's...respect from Pakistan 🇵🇰
We have love Pakistan brothers and sisters❤️🇹🇯
Thanks so much again to all the production & crews involved to expose this to the world!
lovely lovely. i am visting every corner of the world through youtube . thanx for sharing. tons of love from punjab
Extremely gorgeous landscape. Wow. I love it.
This is the road less travelled. I'd like to visit and see this place with my own eyes. Imagine the peace and tranquility. How utterly relaxing it must be to switch your mind off from the hustle of life in a big, busy city.
One of the best documentary films I have ever watched!
brbr bhau
I’m have been there and loved it. Beautiful country. Traveled all over even to the Afghanistan border.
this is beautiful.....scientific, cultural and natural....u cover all the aspects of life!
Scientific ?? These people may not even know basic science. They live in primitive society.
Climate change,. Glaciers melting. ...scare the people with properganda. Life is change
Reconquista: Hinduism good for them
@@reconquistahinduism346 coming from you...
@@reconquistahinduism346 troll
Brilliant documentary !! Great work 👍
one of the best videos recently watched. Thanks for sharing.
Greetings to our brothers and sisters in Tajikistan 🇹🇯 ❤ Durud az iran be ham mihanane Tajik.
What a beautiful country! I would love to meet Tajikistan!
Great and well presented documentary the music is very classy
I am so happy to see people bike touring through the mountains of Tajikistan! Cool film, I learned a lot about the region and enjoyed the stories.
Very very interesting! Congratulations and thanks for the vídeo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 A great hug to all Tajikistan people! Geraldo from Goiania-Goiás-Brazil.
I'm a little jealous of the couple peddling to Singapore. What an incredible journey and a way to really get to meet the people and have time to appreciate the culture.
@Peak Weimar true, it's not THAT safe
They got beheaded in Bangladesh
@@FlandreScarlette how do you know
I found nothing on this couple but 4 cyclists were definitely murdered in Tajikistan in 2018
@@bmotion7648 B Motion I feel for sorry for the victims. Europeans think that all other countries are just like them, with same cultural values and stuff. When they don't realize they can't be naive and reckless.
Wonderful landscape & magical music
This is a beautiful documentary worth seeing, understanding and imagining.....
What an astonishingly beautiful place - and warm, wonderful people. And what an adventure it would be to visit.
I'm now here all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦wow I have travel the globe during this lockdown.....the world is beautiful ❤️
Me to Precious
Yes it is 🙏🏻❤️😇
I also recommend watching the documentary, "Becoming a woman in Zanskar" by Tenzin Jamphel. Awesome and beautiful.
Me too. I have always been fascinated by Central Asia and the Silk Road.
Stop k1ll1ng the Boer, your farmers.
Beautiful...Appreciate the great effort...
Absolutely Amazing, ThankU for sharing and posting.
Beautiful documentary , something rally nice to see well done to the producers of this and uploading , I appreciate
Magnificent documentary ♥️
Lovely documentary, music is haunting.
what do u mean haunting?
Prem Swaroop J yes what do you mean haunting? 🤦♂️
Yes true
@@AresCosmos hauntingly beautiful
Splendid documentary.. classic narration 👏👏👏👏👏beautiful picturization. Fantastic video to watch. Your efforts are seen here. Congratulations to all of the team . Marvellous cinematography 👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👍💐👍
Exquisite black Lake🌅thank you for bringing us to this wonderful Tajikistan😊
What a gorgeous place! Should also be a good place for telescopes, high altitude and virtually no people causing light pollution anywhere near.
I love Tajikistan and my Tajik brothers and sisters
Extraordinary. Such harsh living and such tough people Excellent!
Am traveling all over the world without an airplane ✈️ during this unforgettable pandemic. Such a beautiful and peaceful country with hard working ppl. PEACEFUL! that’s all it matters. WISH all well 🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️ Fantastic documentary!!!
Beautiful people Tajikistan
Wow! This documentary relaxes my mind!
Beautiful documentary. I enjoyed thoroughly in watching till the end of the video.. Thank you FD in sharing.
One of the top journeys I've made The people I met were friendly. Some were fairly poor but all of them seemed to be happy. Lovely scenery throughout. Accommodation was invariably comfortable.
The folks with the visitors yurt looked decidedly Asian. Some of the others featured in the video less so. Thank you for this rare glimpse and insight of this beautiful, stark corner of the world and it's people. This austere landscape, punctuated by the tapestries rich, vibrant colors is gorgeous.
Yes, it was interesting to see - it sounds like those on the West are like Afghans, some seem to speak Farsi type languages like Iran, some are probably Russian influenced from when it was out there - quite a mixture. A lot in the village looked just like Roma in villages in Romania.
Felton Gailey @ the Tajiks are Iranian/Caucasian people, but the family live in that Yurt is Kyrgyz, a Turkish speaking people, their ancestors were mixed race: Mongol/Iranian...
what a beautiful documentary
Unique and really very beautiful Documentary about to Tajikistan. peace and peace every where in this country. Landscape beauty attract to everyone.
Beautiful n awesome landscapes, truely marvelous Tajikistan