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Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially Republic of Tajikistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 7,164,000), 55,251 sq mi (143,100 sq km), central Asia. It borders on China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, Kyrgyzstan in the north, and Uzbekistan in the west and northwest. Dushanbe is the capital and largest city. ... Read more |
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Dushanbe
Dushanbe , city (1991 pop. 582,400), capital of Tajikistan, W Tajikistan. It is a major industrial and cultural center in a rich agricultural area. Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby. A leading cotton textile center, Dushanbe also produces silk, textile machinery, electrical appliances,... Read more |
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Ordzhonikidze
Ordzhonikidze, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine All towns are named after Grigory (Sergo) Ordzhonikidze†. One town in Russia formerly with this name has been renamed Denisovka and one in Tajikistan is now Kofarnihon. Perhaps the most famous Russian city temporarily bearing this name is now... Read more |
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Syr Darya
Syr Darya or Syrdarya , ancient Jaxartes or Yaxartes, Pers. Sihun, river, c.1,380 mi (2,220 km) long, flowing through Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. One of the principal rivers of central Asia, it is formed in the Fergana Valley , E Uzbekistan, by the junction of the Naryn and... Read more |
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Tajik
Tajiks ETHNONYMS: Tadjiks, Tadzhiks Orientation Identification and Location. Tajiks are a Central Asian people who live in Afghanistan, some of the republics of the former Soviet Union, and China. The Republic of Tajikistan, which emerged after the breakup of the Soviet Union, contains the... Read more |
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Communism Peak
Communism Peak (Pik Kommunizma), Tajikistan Mount Garmo, Mount Stalin Following Joseph Stalin's† fall from grace, this mountain peak in the Pamirs, discovered in 1928, was renamed in 1960, having adopted the name of Stalin in 1933. At 24 590 ft (7 495 m), it is... Read more |
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Zeravshan
Zeravshan , river, c.460 mi (740 km) long, rising in the Turkistan Range of the Pamir-Alai mountain system, in Tajikistan. It flows westward through the agricultural Zeravshan valley, then into Uzbekistan, past Samarkand and Bukhara, and disappears in the desert near the Amu Darya, N of... Read more |
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Enver Pasha
Enver Pasha , 1881-1922, Turkish general and political leader. He took a prominent part in the Young Turk revolution of 1908, which reestablished the liberal constitution of 1876. By a coup in 1913, Enver Pasha became the virtual dictator. He fought in the Turko-Italian War (1911-12) in Libya and... Read more |
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Fergana Valley
FERGHANA VALLEY A triangular basin with rich soil and abundant water resources from the Syr Darya River, modern canals, and the Kayrakkum Reservoir; the Ferghana Valley (Russian: Ferganskaia dolina ; Uzbek: Fargona ravnina ) is situated primarily in Uzbekistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan and... Read more |
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Turkestan
TURKESTAN Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and southern Kazakhstan cover the territory of former Turkestan. The region is mostly desert and semi-desert, with the exceptions of the mountainous east and the river valleys. The major rivers are the Amu Darya, Zeravshan, Syr Darya, Chu,... Read more |
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan area:143,100sq km (55,520 sq...central Asia. The mountainous Republic of Tajikistan lies in se Central Asia. In the n is...border with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Tajikistan is prone to earthquakes.ClimateTajikistan... |
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Turkistan
...now consists of the republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and s Kazakstan. It mainly comprises the deserts...into the republics of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In 1929, Tajikistan became a republic and Kyrgyzstan followed in 1936. The n... |
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Tajik
Tajik Native speaker of Tajiki, an Iranian language spoken in Tajikistan and (with some Turkic elements) in Afghanistan, s Russia and much of central Asia. Tajiks constitute a minority of 30% within Tajikistan. |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
...former republics of the Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan). The CIS formed in 1991. The Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania... |
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Kyrgyzstan
...Tatar 2%languages:Kirghizreligions:Islamcurrency:SomLandlocked republic in ne Central Asia, bordered by China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakstan.Land and climateA mountainous country, the highest mountain, Pik Pobedy, is 7439m (24... |
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Pamirs
Pamirs Mountainous region in central Asia, lying mostly in Tajikistan and partly in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China. The region forms a geological structural knot from which the Tian Shan, Karakoram... |
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Afghanistan
...currency:Afghani = 100 pulsLandlocked republic in s central Asia.Afghanistan is bordered by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, Pakistan, and Iran. The central highlands make up nearly 75% of total land area and, in the e, reach a height... |
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Iranian languages
...Mazanderani and Gilaki (of Iran), Baluchi (of Iran and Pakistan) and Tajik and Ossetic, spoken in the republic of Tajikistan and in South Ossetia (a part of Georgia) and North Ossetia (an autonomous region of the Russian Federation). |
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loess
...Loess is found in many parts of the globe, but the thickest and most extensive cover occurs in northern China, middle Asia (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan), central and western Europe, central North America, the pampa and sub-Andean basins of South... |
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Dushanbe
Dushanbe (Dušanbe) Capital of Tajikistan, at the foot of the Gissar Mountains, Central Asia. Founded in the 1920s, it was known as Stalinabad from 1929–61. An... |
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan The Republic of Tajikistan (Jumhurii Tojikistan) since 1991 when independence was forced upon...formed from the Emirate of Bukhara; the northern part of modern Tajikistan was incorporated into the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist... |
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Kyzyl
Kyzyl, Russia, Kyrgyzstan‐Tajikistan 1. Russia (Tuva): in 1914–18 it was known as Belotsarsk...Red’. It has also been known as Krasnyy.2. Kyrgyzstan‐Tajikistan: a river meaning ‘Red’. |
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Pyandzh
Pyandzh, Tajikistan Saray Komar, Baumanabad, Kirovabad The original name may have meant...official, who was not noted for his activities in either Latvia or Tajikistan. Following the murder of Sergey Kirov† in 1934, the town was renamed... |
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Dushanbe
Dushanbe, Tajikistan Dyushambe, Stalinabad ‘Monday’ from the Tajik words du ‘two’ and sanbe ‘Saturday...Stalinization. In 1991 when independence was achieved Dushanbe became the capital of Tajikistan. |
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Gafurov
Gafurov, Tajikistan Leninabad, Sovetabad, Khodzhent Originally called ‘Lenin's...Gafurov (1908–77), a senior member of the Communist Party in Tajikistan and a historian who was born near here. |
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Karakul'
Karakul', Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Spelt Qarakol in Uzbek. The town in Tajikistan lies on Lake Karakul; all names have the meaning ‘Black Lake’. Karakul has given its name to a sheep bred in Central Asia. |
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Turkestan
...Turks’, but this is only partly true. The region included Tajikistan, but the Tajiks are not Turkic; nor, of course, did it...which comprised modern southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and Chinese East Turkestan... |
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Pamirs
Pamirs, Tajikistan Mountains, mainly in Tajikistan, but also extending into Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan. The name may be derived from the ancient Persian paimir ‘Foot of Mithra’, god of the sun, and used to describe... |
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Khudzhand
Khudzhand (Khujand), Tajikistan Alexandreia Eskhata, Khudzhand/Khodzhent, Leninabad A very ancient city...after Vladimir Lenin†. It was transferred from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan in 1929. Following a local referendum, it reverted to its pre... |
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Abidjan
...Pathan, Qumran, Rajasthan, Shan, Siân, Sichuan, skarn, soutane, Sudan, Tai'an, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Taklimakan, tarn, Tatarstan, Tehran, Tenochtitlán, Turkestan, Turkmenistan, tzigane, Uzbekistan, Vientiane, yarn... |
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Tajikistan President says ready to cooperate with Turkey.
2010-12-24 13:23:00 Tajikistan DEC 24 ASIA PULE - President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon said Wednesday that "without investments, it would not be possible to make use of Tajikistan's natural and human potential". Speaking... |
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Tajikistan: Russia Uses Energy to Elicit Security Concessions.
...a Gazprom affiliate that operates in Tajikistan only have two to three days' worth...reported Sept. 12. Gazprom Neft-Tajikistan gas stations began limiting sales to...increased its duties on fuel exports to Tajikistan, which contributed to the gasoline... |
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Tajikistan aims at achieving energy independence next year.
...which will be marked in September 2011, Tajikistan is going to achieve one of its strategic...achieved by the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan's independence. In particular, the...than in four-five years. Plans of Tajikistan's government are hindered by artificial... |
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Tajikistan marks International Day for Mine Awareness and the Support of...
DUSHANBE, April 06, 2009 (TCA) -- Tajikistan marks an International Day for Mine Awareness...On June 20, 2003, the government of Tajikistan signed the agreement 'Support to the Tajikistan National Mine Action Program' with the... |
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India-Tajikistan bilateral relationship.
...Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - are in India's...India's foreign policy priorities. Tajikistan has the closest geographic proximity...only 16 to 65 kilometers in width. Tajikistan is a Persian speaking country; its... |
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TAJIKISTAN: EAST MEETS WEST AS BOTH VIE FOR INFLUENCE.
...Nov. 29, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Tajikistan has few natural resources great powers...keeping the peace in the region. "Tajikistan's geopolitical role is significant...the chairman of the Communist Party of Tajikistan. "If someone wants central Asian governments... |
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Tajikistan has eased visa policy for Pakistanis: Ambassador.
...Online International) The Ambassador of Tajikistan Zubaydullo Zubaydov, has invited the...promote two way trade between Pakistan and Tajikistan. The Tajik Ambassador was speaking...really happen they should have a visit to Tajikistan for getting first hand knowledge. The... |
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TAJIKISTAN EYES ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, DICIER UZBEK RELATIONS.
...Gazprom head Aleksei Miller was in Tajikistan on the big day, and offered a bullish...said this amount was enough to supply Tajikistan for 50 years. The amount estimated...capital, Dushanbe, is not enough to make Tajikistan a dominant global energy force -- 60... |
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TAJIKISTAN IMPORTANT TO WAR ON TERROR, DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD SAYS
...military-to-military relationship between Tajikistan and the United States. "Tajikistan is an important Central-Asian country...here. This is Rumsfeld's third visit to Tajikistan. He last visited this country, which borders... |
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TAJIKISTAN: EAST MEETS WEST AS BOTH VIE FOR INFLUENCE
...Nov. 29, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Tajikistan has few naturalresources great powers...keeping the peace in the region. "Tajikistan's geopolitical role is significant...the chairman of the Communist Party of Tajikistan. "Ifsomeone wants central Asian governments... |
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