Field trip

Tuesday the 5th of March saw my first field trip with 3rd year Tourism group, our destination was Hissar, located 30km from Dushanbe.
This is one of most important landmarks of Tajikistan, set in over 86 Hectares of picturesque mountainous scenery with its archaeological  and architectural  monuments Hissar has been inhabited from the stone age 3rd and 4th millennia BC.
Later Hissar valley territory was a part of the Bactria,  and then part of Greek Bactrian and Kushan states. Today only the orbicular mounds known as 'Tepa' or 'hill' remain. In the middle ages Hissar was well known for its crafts and markets, in the 18th and 19th century it has been known as Hissar province one of 28 domains of the Bukhara Emirate. Hissar fortress which has survived since those times is considered the most famous landmark of the reserve.
A few of the many photos I took that day, as you can see the students love having there photo taken! till next time take care.