Tajikistan | People, Religion, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Tajikistan, country lying in the heart of Central Asia with its capital in Dushanbe. Of the Central Asian states, it has the smallest land area but the highest elevation. Its population is predominantly ethnic Tajiks, a traditionally sedentary people of Central Asia who speak a form of Persian and are mostly Sunni.
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.
Tajiks - Wikipedia
WEBTajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajikistan, and the second-largest in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. They speak varieties of Persian, a Western Iranian language. In Tajikistan, since the 1939 Soviet census, its small Pamiri and Yaghnobi ethnic groups are included as …
Tajikistan - Ethnic Groups, Languages, Religion | Britannica
WEBWith nearly one million Tajiks in Uzbekistan and more than one million Uzbeks in Tajikistan, these nationalities remain in intimate, though not always friendly, interrelation. The country’s other ethnic groups include Russians, Tatars, Kyrgyz, Ukrainians, Germans, Jews, and Armenians.
Tajikistan - World Factbook Glyph
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Tajikistan suffered its first ISIS-claimed attack in 2018, when assailants attacked a group of Western bicyclists with vehicles and knives, killing four. Friction between forces on the border between Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic flared up in 2021, culminating in fatal clashes between border forces in April 2021 and September 2022.
Tajik | Central Asian, Persian, Pamiri, & Iranian Language
WEBMay 3, 2024 · The Tajiks are a Persian-speaking people of Central Asia located primarily in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and China’s Xinjiang province. The Tajiks are traditionally sedentary agriculturalists. Most Tajiks are Sunni Muslim.
Culture of Tajikistan - Wikipedia
WEBHistory and culture. Language. Culture. Art. Sart. Population. Afghanistan. Canada. Pakistan. Tajikistan. United States. Uzbekistan. v. t. e. The culture of Tajikistan has developed over several thousand years. Tajik culture can be divided into two areas, Metropolitan and Kuhiston (Highland).
Tajikistan country profile - BBC News
WEBMar 24, 2023 · Capital: Dushanbe. Area: 142,600 sq km. Population: 9.1 million. Languages: Tajik, Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Turkmen and others. Life expectancy: 69 years (men) 73 years (women) LEADER. President:...
Tajikistan profile - Overview - BBC News
WEB1 September 2015. bbc. A former Soviet republic, Tajikistan plunged into civil war almost as soon as it became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. A rugged, mountainous country, with lush...
Tajikistan - New World Encyclopedia
WEBTajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. It borders Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. An Islamic nation, it is home mainly to the Tajiks, who share culture and history with the Iranian people, and speak the Tajik language.
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