Zaamin District
The district centre of Zaamin lies 75 kilometres southeast of Dzhizak on northern slopes of Turkistan Mountain Ridge, at height of 2000 meters above sea level along an uninspiring road that traverses a dusty steppe and former collective farms before taking a last minute turn up into the rolling hills and snow-capped mountains that ring Tajikistan. From Tashkent it will take around 5 hours to get here (3 hours to Jizzakh, and the rest to the park).
Beautiful mountain landscape, pure air and abundance of sunlight, through dusty collective farm country where web-like wooden carts bump through barren fields.
At the park entrance, visitors must register and pay a small admission fee. Beyond stretch 47,000 hectares of national park, established in 1926 as the first nature reserve in the republic. It covers around 460km2 of apricot orchards, juniper forest and alpine meadow and is crisscrossed by four rivers, the Aldashmansoy, Baikungur, Guralsh and Kulsoy.
Climate 🌡
In summer, the air temperature in this wonderful place is much lower than in neighboring regions due to the local flora. Nevertheless, keep it in mind that the temperature varies day and night. Therefore, even during the hottest month, take warm clothes with you, they will be very useful to you! Winter here is also very different from winters throughout Uzbekistan. Heavy rainfall and temperature drop (often deep below 0 °C) await you in the winter, but the beauty that you will see is worth it!