Tajikistan

[ tuh-jik-uh-stan, -stahn, -jee-kuh-, tah-; Russian tuh-ji-kyi-stahn ]

noun

1. a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). : Dushanbe.

Tajikistan

/ -stæn; tɑːˌdʒɪkɪˈstɑːn /

noun

1. a republic in central Asia: under Uzbek rule from the 15th century until taken over by Russia in the 1860s, it became an autonomous Soviet republic in 1929 and gained full independence from the Soviet Union in 1991; it is mainly mountainous. Official language: Tajik or Tajiki. Religion: believers are mainly Muslim. Currency: somoni. Capital: Dushanbe. Pop: 7 910 041 (2013 est). Area: 143 100 sq km (55 240 sq miles)

Tajikistan

1. Republic in central Asia , bounded by Uzbekistan to the west and northwest, Kyrgyzstan to the north, China to the east, and Afghanistan to the south. Its capital and largest city is Dushanbe.

Notes

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Tajikistan is predominantly Muslim .

Example Sentences

So far, it seems that Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey have seen the largest number of Afghan arrivals.

From Vox

It has focused on taking control of territories that border Afghanistan’s neighbors Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China, Iran and Pakistan.

From Ozy

There, 1,000 Afghan troops fled across the border earlier this month into Tajikistan, and many local officials scrambled aboard planes to escape.

From Ozy

More than one thousand Afghan security forces fled north into Tajikistan since last week.

From Time

It’s happened before, and in fact the Pentagon is already discussing where to reposition forces, possibly in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, to enable strikes inside the country.

From Time