On the Web in the Pamirs, all tours make a stop here. In addition to hotels and guesthouses, it is an important route junction. Most cyclists and adventurers arrive here from Dushanbe via the original Pamir Highway, the northern route. Although it is about 130 km shorter, it is in a desolate condition. The journey over the Khoburabot Pass (3,252 m) takes significantly longer than the southern, newly asphalted route via Kulob.