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TOURISM Sarez Lake National parks and reserves

There are around 1450 lakes concentrated across Tajikistan
some of which are located at the altitude of more than 4000
meters above the sea level. Sarez lake is one of the most
beautiful and mysterious lakes of Tajikistan. This pearl of Pamir
mountains is also called the «Slumbering Dragon». A massive
earthquake occurred in this region in winter of 1911 shutting
Bartang (Murghab) river’s stream. The logjam formed due to
earthquake’s aftermath was named Usoyskiy. The Usoy village
was buried under the huge piles of fallen rocks. This landslide
gave the base for forming a new lake that had later flooded
the Sarezskiy village in October 1911 giving the lake its familiar
name. Sarez Lake is stretched for almost 60 kilometers while
the deepness of its waters is approximately equal to 500 meters.

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