On the way to Wakhan, there were very few cars that passed me. I even didn't see any cars for today. I think that no many people need to go Murghab from here.

ワハンへの道中。パミールハイウェイを逸れてからというもの、ほとんど車が通らない。今日なんて車と全くすれ違わなかった。それだけムルガブ方向に用事を済ませに行く人がいないんだろう。


Kept cycling along Afganistan border. The valley was very deep and surrounded by over 5000m high mountain range. The road was very rough but no complains since the view was nice enough.
アフガニスタン国境をひたすら進む。5000m越えの山々に囲まれた深い谷。道はかなり悪いが、それ以上に景色が良いからグチも出ない。











Took 2 days to get Wakhan Valley from the intersection of Pamir Highway.
パミールハイウェイを逸れてから2日目。ワハン渓谷に到着。





I met a local Tajik family at the first village, Langr, and stayed at over night. Father with 3 boys works as a miner. He showed me some metals such as ore of ruby.

最初の村、ランガルにてさっそくタジク人家族に世話になった。ダンゴ3兄弟の父は鉱石掘りで生計をたてているらしい。ルビーやエメラルド？の原石を見せて頂いた。これだけ山だらけならメタルも多いだろうに。


There were ancient rocks arts on north slope of mountain in this village. A huge granite rock was full of arts. However, some were just drawing recently someone wrote.
ランガルの町の北側斜面には古代の岩絵があって、花崗岩の岩肌にびっしりと岩絵が描かれていた。ただ、新しいロシア語のイタズラ書きちっくなのも多い。




In here, people became more Iran looking; they have blue eyes and not Asian looking. According to my guide book, they belong to different group of Tajik. They are called "Wahi" and Ismail group of muslims. They don't have mosques and play; not normal Muslims. I think they are even close to animism since they enshrine hot-spring etc... I am lucky that I don't face on problem over Ramadan; its started 20th of this month.
ここまで来ると、みんな見た目はイラン系、目が青くてこれまでとは大分雰囲気が変わる。本によると、彼らはタジク人の中でもワヒ族とかに属していて、イスマイール派のムスリム。モスクワなんかも持たないし、お祈りもあまりしない？らしい。温泉を神聖な場所として祀ったりして、どことなく精霊信仰に近いような気がする。ラマダンが全然影響ないエリアでラッキー。ちなみに20日？からラマダンはスタートしてるらしい。