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Lake in Tajikistan
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Karakul is a small village on the Pamir Highway surrounded by a large crater lake. It sits on a desolate high plain. If you are coming from Kyrgyzstan beware of possible altitude sickness.
You can find private cars going from Murghab to Sary-Tash and even to Osh (or vice versa), crossing the village. If you take one of those cars expect to pay US$10 per person (and maybe double for Osh).
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