About the Forum
PamirInvest 2026 is the international investment forum of the Pamir region
Mission
Attracting international investment to the Pamir region and Tajikistan
Format
Panel discussions, project exhibition, B2B meetings
Pamir by the numbers
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region — Tajikistan's largest and least-developed region
7,495 m
Ismoil Somoni Peak — the highest summit in Central Asia
43%
Of Tajikistan's territory (63,700 km²)
380 km²
Lake Karakul — the largest in the Pamirs
505 m
Lake Sarez — the deepest
36,000 km
Of roads across the region
5,000+
University students, including Khorog State University
Natural resources
Over 200 mineral deposits identified, 12 of them fully surveyed
Gold
Sagirdasht group deposits in the Darvaz district
Silver
Tokuzbulak: 381 tonnes at 332 g/t — one of the largest silver-bearing districts since medieval times
Borates
Akarkhar deposit — 7.4 million tonnes, fully surveyed, enough reserves for 60+ years of extraction
Tungsten
Ikar deposit, 50 km from Khorog — tungsten alongside gold, cobalt and uranium
Gemstones
Ruby, noble spinel (laal), emerald, lazurite, tourmaline, sapphire
Marble
Dashtak and Nizhny Vanch — over 2 million m³ of surveyed reserves, from snow-white to black
Coal
Ravnou deposit — estimated reserves of up to 226 million tonnes
Thermal springs
Jelondi — over 90°C, potential for greenhouse agriculture
Energy potential
9,000 MW
Energy potential
An estimated 70 billion kWh of electricity per year, with export potential to Afghanistan and Pakistan
- • Sebzor HPP (Roshtqala district) — 11 MW, already built
- • Sanobod HPP (Rushan district) — 110+ MW, planned
From geographic dead end to trade gateway
The Kulma-Karasu land port connects the region to China's Kashgar prefecture, and 4 checkpoints link it to Afghanistan's Badakhshan province. Since independence, Gorno-Badakhshan has become Tajikistan's southern gateway for trade.