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Tajikistan (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 071 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 71.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Central Asian country bordered by China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. Present day Tajiks are descended from Iranian peoples inhabiting Central Asia since the 1st millenium BCE. They were included in the Persian empire and the empire of Alexander the Great. Islam came to the region in the 7th century CE from the Arabs, however their rule was weakened by tribal battles. The Tajiks then came under the rule of the Iranians, and later the Turks in 999 CE. By the 18th century, Tajiks were part of the Bukhara emirate, which after conquests became a Russian protectorate in 1868. After the Russian Revolution, a large portion of the Tajik population were included in the Turkestan Autonomous S.S.R., established in 1918. By 1920, the boundaries of the S.S.R. were extended to include most of present day Tajikistan. In 1924, the Tadzhik Autonomous S.S.R. was created as part of the Uzbek S.S.R, and within that lay another autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan. In 1929, the Tadzhik A.S.S.R. became a Soviet republic, and proceeded to industrialize. In 1991, the country gained independence and became Tajikistan, although since then has been plagued with civil strife from opposing communist, Islamic and democratic groups, leading to the displacement of more than a half million people. |
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| Tojikiston (preferred,C,V,Tajik (transliterated)-P,U)
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| Jumhurii Tojikiston (C,V,O,Tajik (transliterated),U)
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| Tojikistan (C,V)
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| Jumhurii Tojikistan (C,V)
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| Tajikistan (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Republic of Tajikistan (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Tadjikistan (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République du Tadjikistan (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Tadzhikistan (C,V)
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| Tadžikistan (C,V)
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| Tadzhikskaya (C,O)
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| Tayikistán (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| República de Tayikistán (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Тоҷикистон (C,O,Tajik-P,U)
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| Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (C,O,O,Tajik,U)
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| Таджикистан (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Таджикистан (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 塔吉克斯坦 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 塔吉克斯坦共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| طاج ىِسخان (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً طاج ىِسخان (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| TJK (C,O,ISO3L)
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| TJ (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO762 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| TI00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Tajik (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Tadjik (C,O)
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| Tadzhik (C,O)
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| Tajikistani (C,O)
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| טג'יקיסתאן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Tadžhikskaja Sovetskaja Socialistčeskaja Respublika (H,V)
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............ | 1929-1991 |
| Tadzhikskaya S. S. R. (H,V)
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............ | 1929-1991 |
| Tadzhik S. S. R. (H,V)
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............ | 1929-1991 |
| Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (H,O)
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............ | 1929-1991 |
| Tajik SSR (H,O)
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............ | 1929-1991 |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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became independent when the USSR was dissolved on December 26, 1991 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Dushanbe .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Tajikistan, Dushanbe) [7012178] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Independent States .......... (association) |
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(World) [1000094] |
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United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1992 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| République du Tadjikistan.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Newsletter (1992) 1992-06-15, III-33 |
| Tadžhikskaja Sovetskaja Socialistčeskaja Respublika.......... |
[VP] |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-173 |
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