Tajikistan
Mountainous Central Asian country
Tajikistan is a mountainous country in Central Asia, bordered by Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
A former Soviet republic, it gained independence in 1991.
The Pamir Mountains dominate its terrain, earning it the nickname "the roof of the world." She spent a summer trekking in Tajikistan.
Historic Central Asian city
- TashkentUzbekistan's capital city
- TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
- KyrgyzstanCentral Asian mountainous republic
- KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
Uzbekistan · Afghanistan · Merv · Turkic · nomads · landlocked · enclave
Of high elevations
Islamic spiritual seeker
- kurtaCollarless South Asian shirt
- atlasBound collection of charts
- PersianOf or from Iran
- FarsiIran's native tongue
poetry · Hafiz · hospitality · teahouse
Former communist superpower
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- independenceFreedom from external control
- RussificationEnforced cultural assimilation
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
Traveler's courtyard lodge
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- camelsHumped desert mammals
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
- silkFine woven insect fiber
caravans · bazaars · oasis · trade · routes · Samarkand · textiles · gems
Favoring absolute control
- independenceFreedom from external control
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
migration · poverty · corruption · Islam
Samarkand
Historic Central Asian city
- TashkentUzbekistan's capital city
- TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
- KyrgyzstanCentral Asian mountainous republic
Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Afghanistan · Merv · Turkic · nomads · landlocked · enclave
alpine
Of high elevations
sufi
Islamic spiritual seeker
Farsi · poetry · Hafiz · hospitality · teahouse
USSR
Former communist superpower
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- independenceFreedom from external control
- RussificationEnforced cultural assimilation
caravanserai
Traveler's courtyard lodge
silk · caravans · bazaars · oasis · trade · routes · Samarkand · textiles · gems · porcelain
authoritarian
Favoring absolute control
- independenceFreedom from external control
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
Russia · migration · poverty · corruption · Islam
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- Landlocked CountriesAustria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Czechia
- Central AsiaKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia
- Former SovietArmenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia
- Muslim WorldSaudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh
- Post-CommunistRussia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania
TajikistanUnited States
North American federal republic
China · Germany · Japan · United Kingdom · France
TajikistanIndonesia
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
Japan · Philippines · United Kingdom · New Zealand · island nation
TajikistanKazakhstan
Largest landlocked country
Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kyrgyzstan · Azerbaijan · Turkey