Khujand, sometimes spelled Khodjent and formerly known as Leninabad from 1936 to 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan and the capital of its northernmost Sughd province.
The Anzob Tunnel, Istiqlol Tunnel, or Ushtur Tunnel is a 5,040-metre-long tunnel located 80 km northwest of Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, at an elevation of 2,720 m. The tunnel is part of the M34 hig
Khujand
…Samarkand in Uzbekistan on the way to Dushanbe. The city is connected by road to Panjakent in the Zeravshan River Valley as well as Dushanbe via the Anzob Tunnel. The 5 km (3.1 mi) tunnel, located 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Dushanbe and built with assistance from Iran, is also a transit route between Dushanbe…
Anzob Tunnel South Entrance, 2015
The tunnel in 2011, five years after its opening but still without pavement, ventilation or lighting.
Workers pose following the tunnel's repairs and reopening