Tajikistan
Tajikistan is a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that has existed since 1991 CE. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).
Independent in 1991 and soon torn by a civil war that killed tens of thousands before a 1997 peace deal. Emomali Rahmon has led it since 1992.
See Tajikistan on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1991 CE to the present
- Duration
- 34 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Iranian
- Capital
- Dushanbe
Came from
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Central Asian republics become independent
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Soviet Union
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Russian Federation
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
- Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic
- Xinjiang under the People's Republic
- Kazakh SSR
- Kirghiz SSR
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
Questions
When did Tajikistan exist?
1991 CE to the present, about 34 years.
Where was Tajikistan?
Transoxiana and Khwarazm, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Dushanbe.
What language did Tajikistan speak?
Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.
What came before Tajikistan?
Soviet Union and Tajik SSR.