Portal:Tajikistan

The Tajikistan Portal Flag of Tajikistan Emblem of Tajikistan Tajikistan, 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. It has a population of approximately 10.6 million people. The territory was previously home to cultures of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, including the city of Sarazm, and was later home to kingdoms ruled by people of various faiths and cultures including the Oxus civilization, Andronovo culture, Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Islam. The area has been ruled by empires and dynasties including the Achaemenid Empire, Sasanian Empire, Hephthalite Empire, Samanid Empire, and Mongol Empire. After being ruled by the Timurid Empire and Khanate of Bukhara, the Timurid Renaissance flourished. The region was later conquered by the Russian Empire, before becoming part of the Soviet Union. Within the Soviet Union, the country's borders were drawn when it was part of Uzbekistan as an autonomous republic before becoming a constituent republic of the Soviet Union on 5 December 1929. (Full article...) Selected article - The 2700th Anniversary monument, Kulob Kulob or Khatlon is a city in Khatlon Region in southern Tajikistan. Located 203 km (126 mi) southeast of the capital Dushanbe on the river Yakhsu (a right tributary of Panj), it is one of the largest cities in the country. Its population is estimated at 106,300 for the city proper and 214,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). The city is served by Kulob Airport. (Full article...) List of selected articles Economy of Tajikistan Tajik alphabet Nurek Dam Tajikistan at the 2010 Winter Olympics Tajikistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Flag of Tajikistan Tajik passport History of Tajikistan Tajiks Dushanbe Geography of Tajikistan Bokhtar Bactria Sangtuda 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant Corruption in Tajikistan Zarafshan Range Tajik language Khujand Environmental issues in Tajikistan Guljahon Bobosodiqova Fergana Valley 2014 SCO summit Bukhara Deer Memorandum of Understanding Khudoyor Yusufbekov Rustam Emomali Ozoda Rahmon Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Agriculture in Tajikistan Tajikistan national football team Tajikistani Civil War Emomali Rahmon Pamir National Park Human rights in Tajikistan Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan Tajikistan and the World Bank Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region Vakhsh River Did you know? - Subcategories Tajikistan Tajikistan-related lists Buildings and structures in Tajikistan Culture of Tajikistan Economy of Tajikistan Education in Tajikistan Environment of Tajikistan Geography of Tajikistan Government of Tajikistan Health in Tajikistan History of Tajikistan Organizations based in Tajikistan Tajikistani people Politics of Tajikistan Society of Tajikistan Images of Tajikistan Tajikistan stubs General images The following are images from various Tajikistan-related articles on Wikipedia. A monument in Dushanbe to Tajik writers. (from Culture of Tajikistan) CIA map of Tajikistan (from History of Tajikistan) A family celebrating Eid in Tajikistan. (from Culture of Tajikistan) Chinese workers build a bridge on the road between Dushanbe and Khujand, 2007 (from Transport in Tajikistan) Ambassador to the Tang dynasty, coming from Kumedh (胡密丹), Tajikistan. Wanghuitu (王会图) circa 650 CE. (from History of Tajikistan) Flag of the Tajik SSR (from History of Tajikistan) Protests in Dushanbe, February 1990 (from History of Tajikistan) Soviet negotiations with basmachi, 1921 (from History of Tajikistan) A Sogdian wall mural from the ruins of an aristocratic home in the archaeological site of Panjakent, showing Sogdian men playing a board game, 8th century (from History of Tajikistan) Tajik men and boys, 1905–1915 Painted clay and alabaster head of a Zoroastrian priest wearing a distinctive Bactrian-style headdress, Takhti-Sangin, Tajikistan, Greco-Bactrian kingdom, 3rd-2nd century BC. (from History of Tajikistan) Samanid empire (from History of Tajikistan) A Tajik feast. (from Culture of Tajikistan) Pamir Highway Route (from Transport in Tajikistan) A Tajik women in traditional dress. (from Culture of Tajikistan) Uzbek Spetsnaz soldiers during the Civil War, 1992 (from History of Tajikistan) Asia in 500, showing the Hepthalite Khanate at its greatest extent (from History of Tajikistan) Dushanbe railway station (from Transport in Tajikistan) Sculpture of a woman from Takht-i Sangin, 3rd-2nd century BCE, Tajikistan. (from History of Tajikistan) Dushanbe International Airport (from Transport in Tajikistan) 2001 map of Tajikistan including road and rail network (from Transport in Tajikistan) A traditional Tajik wedding. (from Culture of Tajikistan) Map of Tajikistan (from History of Tajikistan) A man makes plov, the national dish of Tajikistan. (from Culture of Tajikistan) Related portals Religions in Tajikistan Post Soviet states Other countries Topics Things you can do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests :  • Acting Secretaries and First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Tajikistan  • Chinor Emomov (1924-1927); Acting secretary  • Mumin Khojaev (1927-1928); Acting secretary  • Ali Shervoni (1928-1929); Acting secretary  • Clothing, Traditional - Tajikistan  • Kayrakkum  • Fuzail Maksum - Bashmachi leader who fought against Bolsheviks in the 1920s-30s  • Muhammad Sharif Himmatzoda - opposition leader during civil war in Tajikistan  • Haji Akbar Turajanzade - Tajik political leader, 2nd in command in the Islamic Rennaisance Party.  • Kamoludin Abdullaev - historian  • Rahim Masov - historian  • Muhammad Osimi - also spelt Asimov - Historian, writer, philosopher  • King Somoni Inheritance nationalist youth movement  • Jaman Pass, a pass on the Tajik/Afghan border  • Cimtarga Photo : Economy of Tajikistan Verify : Agriculture in Tajikistan • Culture of Tajikistan • Demographics of Tajikistan • Tajikistan • Transport in Tajikistan Other : Add {{Portal|Tajikistan}} to related articles Completed article requests Shorpur, a meat and vegetable soup  Done chiburekki (dep-fried dough cakes)  Done Shirinsho Shotemur (1929-1930); Acting secretary  Done Jirgatol district (Russian spelling Jirgatal)  Done Roghun district  Done Tojikobod district (Russian spelling Tajikabad)  Done Kafirnigan River [1] Kofarnihon River  Done List of universities in Tajikistan - missing entries  Done Tajikistan - Education System / Education in Tajikistan  Done Rastokhez - Tajik nationalist political group involved in the civil war in Tajikistan  Done Cinema of Tajikistan (fr:Cinéma tadjik)  Done Selected image Credit: Ibrahimjon Varzob, Tajikistan WikiProjects WikiProject Tajikistan WikiProject Central Asia Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikiversity Free learning tools Wikivoyage Free travel guide Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus Discover Wikipedia using portals List of all portals The arts portal Biography portal Current events portal Geography portal History portal Mathematics portal Science portal Society portal Technology portal Random portal WikiProject Portals