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Mazar Destination Guide

Touring Mazar in Tajikistan

Mazar in the region of Tajikistan (general) is a city located in Tajikistan - some 113 mi or ( 181 km ) North-East of Dushanbe , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mazar

Time in Mazar is now 05:05 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dushanbe " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Samarkand, Osiob-Dara, Mu'minobod, Dushanbe, and Du-Oba. Being here already, consider visiting Samarkand . Check out our recommendations for Mazar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1949 Khait earthquake

The 1949 Khait (Hoit) earthquake occurred at 09:45 local time on 10 July in the Gharm Oblast region of Tajikistan. It had a magnitude of 7.4 and triggered a series of landslides that together led to 7,200 deaths.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.20 70.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1949 earthquakes, 1949 in the Soviet Union, Earthquakes in Tajikistan, Earthquakes in the Soviet Union, History of Tajikistan

Zeravshan River

Zeravshan River is a river in Central Asia. Its name, "sprayer of gold" in Persian, refers to the presence of gold-bearing sands in the upper reaches of the river. To the ancient Greeks it was known as the 'Polytimetus'. It was also formerly known as Sughd River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.50 70.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: International rivers of Asia, Persian words and phrases, Rivers of Tajikistan, Rivers of Uzbekistan