I made these pictures in Isfara last week. I’ve never seen so much non (round bread) in one place. This is only one part of the the bazaar which is located in the center of Isfara one of the oldest towns in Tajikistan. You will not be able find a place, even in Dushanbe, where you can see so many people selling non of different sorts at one time. My friend told me that there is some other town in the northern Tajikistan where the non bazaar is much bigger.

Isfara used to be one of the stop points on great Silk Road which connected Europe with Asia. Although there is a big non bazaar, Isfara is famous for its fruits and it is also a big industrial town of Tajikistan. When we drove from Isfara to Khujand we could observe a lot fruit gardens which seemed to me endless but I saw no factories or plants. This was also my first time to see so many fruit trees. After my trip to Isfara and Khujand I realized how important to have Sogd region with all its plants, factories and gardens as part of Tajiksitan.