Tajikistan

American  

[tuh-jik-uh-stan, -stahn, -jee-kuh-, tah-, tuh-ji-kyi-stahn] / təˈdʒɪk əˌstæn, -ˌstɑn, -ˈdʒi kə-, tɑ-, tə dʒɪ kyɪˈstɑn /

Also Tadzhikistan

noun

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

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Tajikistan British  

/ tɑːˌdʒɪkɪˈstɑːn, -stæn /

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)

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Tajikistan Cultural  

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.

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

Tajikistan is predominantly Muslim.

Example Sentences

He acquired controlling stakes in a bank in Malaysia and founded one in Tajikistan, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The five Central Asian former Soviet republics -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan -- became independent with the collapse of the Soviet Union 35 years ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

IS-K, the group which admitted the attack, is an offshoot of IS which seeks to establish a Muslim caliphate across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Lewin blocked funding requests for programs like tuberculosis treatment in Tajikistan and emergency earthquake response in Myanmar, records show.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Tajikistan became   independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union and   has now completed its transition from the civil war that plagued the   country from 1992 to 1997.

From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency