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11Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …
12Tajikistan — Republic of Tajikistan Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Çumhuriji Toçikiston …
13History of Tajikistan — The current Tajik Republic harkens to the Samanid Empire (AD 875 ndash;999). The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860. Tajikistan became an autonomous Soviet socialist republic within Uzbekistan in 1924; Basmachi resistance in the… …
14Islam in Tajikistan — Islam in Tajikistan. Demographics and early history Islam, the predominant religion of all of Central Asia, was brought to the region by the Arabs in the seventh century. Since that time, Islam has become an integral part of Tajik culture. Soviet …
15Religion in Tajikistan — Islam, the predominant religion of all of Central Asia, was brought to the region by the Arabs in the seventh century. Since that time, Islam has become an integral part of Tajik culture. Although Soviet efforts to secularize society were largely …
16Iranian peoples — The Iranian people [local names Old Iranian: Arya , Middle Iranian: Eran , Modern Iranian languages: Persian: Iraniyan or Irani ha , Kurdish: Êraniyekan or gelên Êranî , Ossetian: Irynoau Adem , Mazandarani: Iranijş Benevarün or Heranaysi Adəmün …
17Tajik — /tah jik , jeek /; Russ. /tu jik /, n., pl. Tajiks, (esp. collectively) Tajik for 1. 1. a member of a people living mainly in Tadzhikistan, as well as parts of Afghanistan and China. 2. Also, Tajiki /tah ji kee, tah jee /. the Iranian language… …
18Demographics of Tajikistan — The Demographics of Tajikistan is about the demographic features of the population of Tajikistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of… …
19Tajik captives held in Guantanamo — On May 15 2006 the United States Department of Defense acknowledged that there have been 12 Tajik captives held in Guantanamo. [http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf list of prisoners (.pdf)] , US Department of Defense , May 15… …
20Demographics of Kyrgyzstan — Population of Kyrgyzstan (in millions) from 1950 2009 Population: 5,362,800 (2009 est.) Density: 27.4/km2; 71/sq mi Growth rate …
