The Route

After enrolling in the Mongol Rally we sat down with a map of the world and pondered what we should to. We had many options ranging from going through Russia for most of the way using their pretty sophisticated highway system or take the longer, more circuitous, more difficult, but more interesting route. Of course we chose the latter.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime to explore some of the most remote terrain in the world armed mainly with our wit.

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Iran

• Language – Persian
• Government – Islamic Republic
• Population – 75,330,000
• Religion – 98% Islam, 2% Other

Turkmenistan

• Language – Turkmen
• Government – Presidential Republic/Single Party State
• Population – 5,110,000
• Religion – 89% Islam, 9% Eastern Orthodox Church, 2% non-religious

Uzbekistan

• Language – Russian
• Government – Presidential Republic
• Population – 27,606,007
• Religion – 90% Islam, 5% Russian Orthodox Christianity, 5% Other

Tajikistan

• Language – Tajik
• Government – Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic
• Population – 7,995,754
• Religion – 98% Islam, 2% Russian Orthodox Christianity

Kyrgyzstan

• Language – Kyrgyz(state)/Russian(Official)
• Government – Parliamentary Republic
• Population – 5,482,000
• Religion – 80% Islam, 17% Russian Orthodox Christianity, 3% Other

Kazakhstan

• Language – Kazakh(1st Official)/Russian(2nd Official)
• Government – Presidential Republic
• Population – 16,455,000
• Religion – 70% Islam, 27% Christianity, 3% Other

Mongolia

• Language – Mongolian
• Government – Parliamentary Republic
• Population – 2,736,800
• Religion – 90% Buddhism, 5% Islam, 4% Christianity, 1% Other

Essex (UK) – Frankfurt (Germany) – Prague (Czech Republic) – Bratislava (Slovakia) – Budapest (Hungary) – Belgrade (Serbia) – Plovdiv (Bulgaria) – Istanbul (Turkey) – Ankara (Turkey) – Cappadocia (Turkey) – Kayseri (Turkey) – Bazargan (Iran) – Tabriz (Iran) – Tehran (Iran) – Mashad (Iran) – Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) – Bukhara (Uzbekistan) – Dushanbe (Tajikistan) – Chumdon (Tajikistan) – Vanj (Tajikistan) – Azhdzov (Tajikistan) – Khorog (Tajikistan) – Murghab (Tajikistan) – Karakul (Tajikistan) – Osh (Kyrgyzstan) – Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) – Karakol (Kyrgyzstan) – Almaty (Kazakhstan) – Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan) – Rubtsovsk (Russia) – Tsagaannur (Mongolia) – Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)