After doing a few days work in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) I was driven to Almaty (Kazakhstan) from where I had a flight to Dushanbe (Tajikistan). Taking off from the Almaty airport...
The scenery over the Central Asian mountain ranges is beautiful and when arriving in Dushanbe the mountains are all around you. The stoplights in the city have a nice "count down" light system which helps the traffic flows. On the photo below you can see an example + also what seems to be - according to the Guinness Book of Records - the largest flagpole and flag (no wind that moment so you have to take a good look...)
The view of the city from my hotel room. Below some shots of the city. The next photo is theTajiki version of their "White House" and they also have what they call the "Twin Towers"....
I visited the Ismaili Center in Dushanbe of the Aga Khan organization with whom we are starting our project work in Central Asia in July. The photos below show the impressive hallways and how the center functions. There are six such centers in the world (two in Canada in Vancouver and in Toronto)
Finally a photo of the country Tajikistan. Where the person holds his finger is where the University of Central Asia - with whom Seneca will partner - will be built. It is right on the border with Afghanistan. The UCA will construct three campuses: in rural Kyrgyzstan to open in September 2016, in rural Tajikistan in September 2018 and in rural Kazakhstan in September 2020.
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