Safed Dara ( — formerly ''Takob'' (Taкoб)) is a

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North Am ...

located in the

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(a region in

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), on the Safedorak Plateau (part of the

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), at heights from 2,100 metres (6,890 feet) up to 3,000 metres (9,842 feet) above sea level, 50 km (31.07 mi) north of

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Union of Catholic Asian News. In 2015, the Takob ski resort was renovated and a new name was given: Safed Dara (it means ''white valley''). The old soviet-era hotel has been completely renovated and reopened on 7 January 2016. The two T-bar lifts of 1000 meters each are in working order. A new children's park has also been opened with a new baby-lift. Ski and snowboard equipment, snow tubes and sledges can be rented directly at the ski resort.

Gallery

File:Safed Dara kid park.jpg, Near the hotel, a children's park was opened in 2016

References

External links

Skiing in TakobSkiing in Takob - Tajiktravels.comTourism Development Prospects in Baljuan
Ski areas and resorts in Tajikistan Tourist attractions in the Soviet Union {{Tajikistan-geo-stub