Tajikistan - Wikipedia
WebTajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and most populous city. Tajikistan is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. It is separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.
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Web6 days ago · Tajikistan, landlocked country lying in the heart of Central Asia. It is bordered by Kyrgyzstan on the north, China on the east, Afghanistan on the south, and Uzbekistan on the west and northwest. Tajikistan includes the Gorno-Badakhshan (“Mountain Badakhshan”) autonomous region, with its capital at Khorugh (Khorog).
Tajikistan country profile - BBC News
Web24 March 2023. Battered by a five-year civil war at the onset of its independence, Tajikistan has struggled with poverty and instability since 1991. It remains dependent on Russia both for its...
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WebMay 7, 2024 · Tajikistan was first established as an autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic in 1924, but in 1929 the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd Province.
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WebTajikistan. Asia. The term 'predominantly mountainous' doesn't do justice to a country where over 90% of the land is upland. This fact of nature has given Tajikistan a precious advantage over its neighbours, namely some of the …
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WebDec 23, 2021 · Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but in 1929 the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan, and ethnic Tajiks an even larger minority in Uzbekistan.
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WebTajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Geography. Area. total: 144,100 sq km. land: 141,510 sq km. water: 2,590 sq km. Climate. mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains. Natural resources.
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WebSep 1, 2015 · Concise information about Tajikistan and its people, including figures for area, population, main languages, religions, exports, and more.
Tajikistan summary | Britannica
WebTajikistan is a republic with two legislative houses; the head of state is the president, and the head of government is the prime minister. Settled by Persians c. the 6th century bce, Tajikistan was part of the empires of the Persian Achaemenian dynasty and of Alexander the Great and his successors.
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WebTajikistan was bordered on the north by the Scytho-Siberian world in Ancient times. Sogdiana , Bactria , Merv and Khorezm were the four principal divisions of Ancient Central Asia inhabited by the ancestors of the present-day Tajikistani Tajiks.
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