Lake Karakul (3914 m) is a high altitude salt water lake that was formed when a meteor crashed into the mountains ten million years ago. It’s a beautiful place; a large blue lake surrounded by 7000 meter peaks on all sides.

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Karakul Lake in NE Tajikistan near the Chinese and Kyrgyz border. Formed by a meteor, the lake is slowly drying away.

Isolated settlement of Bulunkul, Pamirs, Tajiksitan

The Pamirs, Tajikistan

Just after sunset in the Pamirs

The drying lake of Yashil Kul, high in the Pamirs

Hotel Mercury

An amazing moment in Karakul lake in the Pamir mountains.

Pamir Highway

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