Tajiks - Wikipedia
WEBTajiks (Persian: تاجيک، تاجک, romanized: Tājīk, Tājek; Tajik: Тоҷик, romanized: Tojik) are a Persian -speaking [17] Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajikistan, and the second-largest in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Tajik | Central Asian, Persian, Pamiri, & Iranian Language
WEBJul 25, 2024 · The Tajiks are a Persian-speaking people of Central Asia located primarily in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and China’s Xinjiang province. The Tajiks are traditionally sedentary agriculturalists. Most Tajiks are Sunni Muslim.
The Tajik People - WorldAtlas
WEBApr 25, 2017 · Most modern Tajiks are speakers of Persian languages and adherents to Islam living in Central Asia. Although historically, some followed Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. The estimated total population of the Tajik people is about 16-20 million.
‘ISIS isn’t done with us’: Arrested Tajiks highlight US ... - CNN
WEBJun 14, 2024 · The recent arrest of eight Tajik nationals believed to have connections to ISIS has heightened concerns among national security officials that a dangerous affiliate of the now-splintered terror...
Tajikistan | People, Religion, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Tajikistan, landlocked country lying in the heart of Central Asia. It is bordered by Kyrgyzstan on the north, China on the east, Afghanistan on the south, and Uzbekistan on the west and northwest. Tajikistan includes the Gorno-Badakhshan (“Mountain Badakhshan”) autonomous region, with its capital at Khorugh (Khorog).
Tajik people - Wikiwand
WEBTajiks (Persian: تاجيک) are a Iranian ethnic group who are mostly found in Tajikistan, parts of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and China. Alternative names for the Tajiks are Eastern Persian, Dehqan, and Farsiwan. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, many Tajik refugees migrated to live in neighboring Iran and Pakistan.
Tajikistan - Ethnic Groups, Languages, Religion | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The Tajiks are a traditionally sedentary people who speak a form of Persian (called Tajik) and whose culture has been significantly influenced by Central Asian sedentary culture. The name Tajik came to denote a distinct nationality only in the modern period; not until the 1920s did an official Tajik territorial-administrative unit exist under ...
Tajik - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 29, 2018 · Tajiks are a Central Asian people who live in Afghanistan, some of the republics of the former Soviet Union, and China. The Republic of Tajikistan, which emerged after the breakup of the Soviet Union, contains the majority of the Tajik population.
Tajik people - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBTajiks (Persian: تاجيک) are a Iranian ethnic group who are mostly found in Tajikistan, parts of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and China. Alternative names for the Tajiks are Eastern Persian, Dehqan, and Farsiwan.
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East | Center for Middle ...
WEBIn eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and …