Latest News from Tajikistan
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Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif
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Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Salahuddin Rabbani
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Meeting with the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Halil İbrahim Akça
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Reception of credentials from 5 new ambassadors
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Telegram of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
Tajikistan in figures
Official name – Republic of Tajikistan
Capital – Dushanbe
Location – the South-east of Central Asia
Territory – 143.1 square km.
Population – 8 000 000 (01.04.2013)
Currency – Somoni (TJS), introduced in October, 2000
Greenwich Time – (+)5 hours.
Telephone code – +992
Language – Tajik (state language), Russian
Read more...Regions
Soghd region is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Tajikistan. It was established in October 27, 1939 as Leninabad region. On November 10, 2000 it was renamed as Soghd region. The region is located in the North of Tajikistan, in the mountain ranges of the Tien Shan and Gissar-Alai mountains, the Northern part is occupied by the Ferghana valley. The Soghd region is divided into 14 districts: Ayni, Asht, Bobojon-Gafurov, Ganji, Jabbar-Rasulov, Zafarabad, Isfara, Istravshan, Kanibadam, Kuhistoni-Mastchoh, Mastchoh, Penjikent, Spitamen and Shahristan. The administrative centre is Khujand. Cities in the Soghd region are Gafurov, Istaravshan, Isfara, Kairakum, Kanibadam, Penjikent, Taboshar, and Chkalovsk. The climate in Khujand is continental And the main rivers are Sirdarya and Zeravshan. The biggest and most popular lake is Iskanderkul. Other water reservoirs include Kairakum, Farhad, Kattasai and Daganasai.
Read more...History
Until the mid of the first millennium B.C. the territory of modern Tajikistan in the areas of Amudarya and Sirdarya were settled by Eastern Iranian tribes. Bactria and Sogdiana were the most ancient states, lying along the banks of the upper and middle Amudarya. In the 6th – 4th century B.C. these states were part of the Akhamenids Empire established by Persians. The agricultural area of Sogdiana, that included Fergana and Zerafshan valleys and reaching in the west the area of Bukhara, played an important role in international trade, as it was on trade routes that linked China and Central Asia. The Akhamenid State collapsed in 330 B.C. under pressure from Greek-Macedonian forces. Bactrians, Sogdians and other people of Central Asia were conquered, in spite of their heroic resistance to the army of Alexander the Great.
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