Fergana Valley — or Fergana Basin Large valley, western Central Asia. It is mainly in eastern Uzbekistan and partly in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and is situated between the Tien Shan system and the smaller Gissar and Alay ranges. It has an area of 8,500 sq mi (22 … Universalium
Tajikistan — /teuh jik euh stan , stahn , jee keuh /, n. Tadzhikistan. * * * Tajikistan Introduction Tajikistan Background: Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a five year civil war since it gained independence in 1991 from the USSR. A… … Universalium
Agriculture in Tajikistan — Tajikistan is a highly agrarian country, with its rural population at more than 70% and agriculture accounting for 60% of employment and around 30% of GDP. Tajikistan: 15 Years of Independence , statistical yearbook, State Statistical Committee… … Wikipedia
Hisor district — (also transliterated as Hissar , Gissar ) or Nohiyai Hisor (Ta/PA:ноҳияи Ҳисор/ناحیهٔ حصار) is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination, in Tajikistan, located west of the capital Dushanbe, between Varzob district in the east and… … Wikipedia
Hisor — See also Gissar Valley, Gissar Range Infobox Settlement official name =PAGENAME native name = imagesize = 300px image caption = Old castle in Hisor image map caption = pushpin pushpin label position =bottom pushpin mapsize = 300 pushpin map… … Wikipedia
Parya language — language name=Parya nativename=Парья states=Tajikistan, Uzbekistan region=Gissar Valley, Surkhandarya basin speakers=2,500 familycolor=Indo European fam2=Indo Iranian fam3=Indo Aryan fam4=Central Zone iso3=paqParya (Russian: Парья язык) is a… … Wikipedia
Shahrinaw district — or Nohiyai Shahrinaw (Ta/PA:Ноҳияи Шаҳринав/ناحیهٔ شهرنو; Russian spelling; Shakhrinav) is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, lying between Tajikistan s capital Dushanbe and Uzbekistan. The Shahrinaw district… … Wikipedia
Mining in Tajikistan — Mine near Darwaz, Tajikistan. Tajikistan has rich deposits of gold, silver, and antimony. The largest silver deposits are in Sughd Province, where Tajikistan’s largest gold mining operation also is located. Russia’s Norilsk nickel company has… … Wikipedia
Hindustani language — ), also known as Hindi Urdu, is a term covering several closely related dialects in Pakistan and northern India, especially the vernacular form of the two national languages, Standard Hindi and Urdu, also known as Khariboli, but also several… … Wikipedia
Dushanbe — /dooh shahn beuh, shahm , dyooh /; Russ. /dooh shun bye /, n. a city in and the capital of Tadzhikistan, in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, SW of Tashkent. 493,000. Formerly, Dyushambe (before 1929), Stalinabad (1929 61). * * * formerly (until … Universalium
