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russian border troops were stationed along the tajik afghan border until summer 2005 . since the september 11 , 2001 attacks , french troops have been stationed at the dushanbe airport in support of air operations of nato ' s international security assistance force in afghanistan . united states army and marine corps p...
why do us troops visit tajikistan every so often ?
to conduct joint training missions of up to several weeks duration .
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in 2010 , there were concerns among tajik officials that islamic militarism in the east of the country was on the rise following the escape of 25 militants from a tajik prison in august , an ambush that killed 28 tajik soldiers in the rasht valley in september , and another ambush in the valley in october that killed 3...
how many solider were killed in september when islamic militants escaped ?
28 tajik soldiers
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in 2010 , there were concerns among tajik officials that islamic militarism in the east of the country was on the rise following the escape of 25 militants from a tajik prison in august , an ambush that killed 28 tajik soldiers in the rasht valley in september , and another ambush in the valley in october that killed 3...
when did russia say they will be sending more troops to tajikistan ?
2015
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in 2010 , there were concerns among tajik officials that islamic militarism in the east of the country was on the rise following the escape of 25 militants from a tajik prison in august , an ambush that killed 28 tajik soldiers in the rasht valley in september , and another ambush in the valley in october that killed 3...
when did the military operation end in rasht valley ?
november 2010
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in 2010 , there were concerns among tajik officials that islamic militarism in the east of the country was on the rise following the escape of 25 militants from a tajik prison in august , an ambush that killed 28 tajik soldiers in the rasht valley in september , and another ambush in the valley in october that killed 3...
why was there concerns in 2010 ?
that islamic militarism in the east of the country was on the rise following the escape of 25 militants from a tajik prison in august
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tajikistan is officially a republic , and holds elections for the presidency and parliament , operating under a presidential system . it is , however , a dominant party system , where the people ' s democratic party of tajikistan routinely has a vast majority in parliament . emomalii rahmon has held the office of presi...
what type of government does tajikistan have ?
a republic
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tajikistan is officially a republic , and holds elections for the presidency and parliament , operating under a presidential system . it is , however , a dominant party system , where the people ' s democratic party of tajikistan routinely has a vast majority in parliament . emomalii rahmon has held the office of presi...
who is the prime minister of tajikistan ?
kokhir rasulzoda
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tajikistan is officially a republic , and holds elections for the presidency and parliament , operating under a presidential system . it is , however , a dominant party system , where the people ' s democratic party of tajikistan routinely has a vast majority in parliament . emomalii rahmon has held the office of presi...
who are the deputy prime ministers ?
murodali alimardon and ruqiya qurbanova
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tajikistan is officially a republic , and holds elections for the presidency and parliament , operating under a presidential system . it is , however , a dominant party system , where the people ' s democratic party of tajikistan routinely has a vast majority in parliament . emomalii rahmon has held the office of presi...
when was emomalii rahmon elected president ?
november 1994
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tajikistan is officially a republic , and holds elections for the presidency and parliament , operating under a presidential system . it is , however , a dominant party system , where the people ' s democratic party of tajikistan routinely has a vast majority in parliament . emomalii rahmon has held the office of presi...
what kind of system is a dominant party system ?
where the people ' s democratic party of tajikistan routinely has a vast majority in parliament
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freedom of the press is ostensibly officially guaranteed by the government , but independent press outlets remain restricted , as does a substantial amount of web content . according to the institute for war peace reporting , access is blocked to local and foreign websites including avesta . tj , tjknews . com , fergha...
even though tajikistan has freedom of the press , what is the problem with it ?
independent press outlets remain restricted
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freedom of the press is ostensibly officially guaranteed by the government , but independent press outlets remain restricted , as does a substantial amount of web content . according to the institute for war peace reporting , access is blocked to local and foreign websites including avesta . tj , tjknews . com , fergha...
what is not tolerated by the government in respect to media ?
no public criticism of the regime is tolerated
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freedom of the press is ostensibly officially guaranteed by the government , but independent press outlets remain restricted , as does a substantial amount of web content . according to the institute for war peace reporting , access is blocked to local and foreign websites including avesta . tj , tjknews . com , fergha...
what is not covered by local media ?
all direct protest is severely suppressed
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freedom of the press is ostensibly officially guaranteed by the government , but independent press outlets remain restricted , as does a substantial amount of web content . according to the institute for war peace reporting , access is blocked to local and foreign websites including avesta . tj , tjknews . com , fergha...
what access is blocked ?
access is blocked to local and foreign websites including avesta . tj , tjknews . com , ferghana . ru , centrasia . ru
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tajikistan is landlocked , and is the smallest nation in central asia by area . it lies mostly between latitudes 36 and 41 n ( a small area is north of 41 ) , and longitudes 67 and 75 e ( a small area is east of 75 ) . it is covered by mountains of the pamir range , and more than fifty percent of the country is over 3 ...
what is the smalled nation in the central asia area ?
tajikistan
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tajikistan is landlocked , and is the smallest nation in central asia by area . it lies mostly between latitudes 36 and 41 n ( a small area is north of 41 ) , and longitudes 67 and 75 e ( a small area is east of 75 ) . it is covered by mountains of the pamir range , and more than fifty percent of the country is over 3 ...
what mountian range runs through tajikistan ?
the pamir range
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tajikistan is landlocked , and is the smallest nation in central asia by area . it lies mostly between latitudes 36 and 41 n ( a small area is north of 41 ) , and longitudes 67 and 75 e ( a small area is east of 75 ) . it is covered by mountains of the pamir range , and more than fifty percent of the country is over 3 ...
where is dushanbe located ?
on the southern slopes above the kofarnihon valley
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tajikistan is landlocked , and is the smallest nation in central asia by area . it lies mostly between latitudes 36 and 41 n ( a small area is north of 41 ) , and longitudes 67 and 75 e ( a small area is east of 75 ) . it is covered by mountains of the pamir range , and more than fifty percent of the country is over 3 ...
what area is under sea level ?
in the north ( part of the fergana valley ) , and in the southern kofarnihon and vakhsh river valleys
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tajikistan means the " land of the tajiks " . the suffix " stan " ( persian : st n ) is persian for " place of " or " country " and tajik is , most likely , the name of a pre islamic ( before the seventh century a . d . ) tribe . according to the library of congress ' s 1997 country study of tajikistan , it is difficul...
where did the word tajik come from ?
the name of a pre islamic ( before the seventh century a . d . ) tribe
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tajikistan means the " land of the tajiks " . the suffix " stan " ( persian : st n ) is persian for " place of " or " country " and tajik is , most likely , the name of a pre islamic ( before the seventh century a . d . ) tribe . according to the library of congress ' s 1997 country study of tajikistan , it is difficul...
what does tajikistan mean ?
" land of the tajiks "
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tajikistan means the " land of the tajiks " . the suffix " stan " ( persian : st n ) is persian for " place of " or " country " and tajik is , most likely , the name of a pre islamic ( before the seventh century a . d . ) tribe . according to the library of congress ' s 1997 country study of tajikistan , it is difficul...
what does the suffix stan mean ?
" place of " or " country "
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tajikistan means the " land of the tajiks " . the suffix " stan " ( persian : st n ) is persian for " place of " or " country " and tajik is , most likely , the name of a pre islamic ( before the seventh century a . d . ) tribe . according to the library of congress ' s 1997 country study of tajikistan , it is difficul...
why is it hard to find the origin of the word tajik ?
because the term is " embroiled in twentieth century political disputes about whether turkic or iranian peoples were the original inhabitants of central asia . "
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
when was the region under tibetan empire and the chinese ?
650 680
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
who took control of the regin in 710 ?
umayyads
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
who restored persian control of the region ?
the samanid empire ,
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
what was the name of the region when it was the cultural center of iran ?
khorasan
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
when was the region under tibetan empire and the chinese ?
650 680
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
who took control of the regin in 710 ?
umayyads
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
when was the region under tibetan empire and the chinese ?
650 680
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
who restored persian control of the region ?
the samanid empire ,
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
who took control of the regin in 710 ?
umayyads
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
who restored persian control of the region ?
the samanid empire ,
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
what was the name of the region when it was the cultural center of iran ?
khorasan
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
what was the name of the region when it was the cultural center of iran ?
khorasan
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
when was the land under tibetan empire and chinese ?
650 680
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
when was tajikistan under ymayyads contorl ?
710
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
who conquered tansaxania ?
the kara khanid khanate
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it was temporarily under the control of the tibetan empire and chinese from 650 680 and then under the control of the umayyads in 710 . the samanid empire , 819 to 999 , restored persian control of the region and enlarged the cities of samarkand and bukhara ( both cities are today part of uzbekistan ) which became the ...
when did the samanid empire rule the land ?
the samanid empire
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russian imperialism led to the russian empire ' s conquest of central asia during the late 19th century ' s imperial era . between 1864 and 1885 russia gradually took control of the entire territory of russian turkestan , the tajikistan portion of which had been controlled by the emirate of bukhara and khanate of kokan...
when did the russian empire take over central asia ?
during the late 19th century ' s imperial era
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russian imperialism led to the russian empire ' s conquest of central asia during the late 19th century ' s imperial era . between 1864 and 1885 russia gradually took control of the entire territory of russian turkestan , the tajikistan portion of which had been controlled by the emirate of bukhara and khanate of kokan...
who controled the tajikistan portion of russian trukestan ?
the emirate of bukhara and khanate of kokand
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russian imperialism led to the russian empire ' s conquest of central asia during the late 19th century ' s imperial era . between 1864 and 1885 russia gradually took control of the entire territory of russian turkestan , the tajikistan portion of which had been controlled by the emirate of bukhara and khanate of kokan...
what was russian interested in tajikistan area for ?
gaining access to a supply of cotton
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russian imperialism led to the russian empire ' s conquest of central asia during the late 19th century ' s imperial era . between 1864 and 1885 russia gradually took control of the entire territory of russian turkestan , the tajikistan portion of which had been controlled by the emirate of bukhara and khanate of kokan...
what did russia do between 1864 1885 ?
russia gradually took control of the entire territory of russian turkestan
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russian imperialism led to the russian empire ' s conquest of central asia during the late 19th century ' s imperial era . between 1864 and 1885 russia gradually took control of the entire territory of russian turkestan , the tajikistan portion of which had been controlled by the emirate of bukhara and khanate of kokan...
in 1885 , who was ruling the tajikistan area ?
the russian empire or its vassal state , the emirate of bukhara
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during the late 19th century the jadidists established themselves as an islamic social movement throughout the region . although the jadidists were pro modernization and not necessarily anti russian the russians viewed the movement as a threat . citation needed russian troops were required to restore order during upris...
what did the jadidists establish themselves as in the late 19th century ?
an islamic social movement throughout the region
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during the late 19th century the jadidists established themselves as an islamic social movement throughout the region . although the jadidists were pro modernization and not necessarily anti russian the russians viewed the movement as a threat . citation needed russian troops were required to restore order during upris...
who were viewed as a threat by the jadidists ?
russians
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during the late 19th century the jadidists established themselves as an islamic social movement throughout the region . although the jadidists were pro modernization and not necessarily anti russian the russians viewed the movement as a threat . citation needed russian troops were required to restore order during upris...
when was the uprising against the khanate of kokand ?
between 1910 and 1913
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during the late 19th century the jadidists established themselves as an islamic social movement throughout the region . although the jadidists were pro modernization and not necessarily anti russian the russians viewed the movement as a threat . citation needed russian troops were required to restore order during upris...
why did demonstrators attack russian soldiers in khujand ?
the threat of forced conscription during world war i
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after the russian revolution of 1917 guerrillas throughout central asia , known as basmachi , waged a war against bolshevik armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence . the bolsheviks prevailed after a four year war , in which mosques and villages were burned down and the population heavily suppressed . soviet...
who went to war against bolshevick armies ?
guerrillas throughout central asia , known as basmachi
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after the russian revolution of 1917 guerrillas throughout central asia , known as basmachi , waged a war against bolshevik armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence . the bolsheviks prevailed after a four year war , in which mosques and villages were burned down and the population heavily suppressed . soviet...
what did they go to war against bolshevick ?
to maintain independence
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after the russian revolution of 1917 guerrillas throughout central asia , known as basmachi , waged a war against bolshevik armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence . the bolsheviks prevailed after a four year war , in which mosques and villages were burned down and the population heavily suppressed . soviet...
who won the war ?
the bolsheviks
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after the russian revolution of 1917 guerrillas throughout central asia , known as basmachi , waged a war against bolshevik armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence . the bolsheviks prevailed after a four year war , in which mosques and villages were burned down and the population heavily suppressed . soviet...
what religions were discourages so their places of worship were closed ?
islam , judaism , and christianity
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in 1924 , the tajik autonomous soviet socialist republic was created as a part of uzbekistan , but in 1929 the tajik soviet socialist republic ( tajik ssr ) was made a separate constituent republic , however the predominantly ethnic tajik cities of samarkand and bukhara remained in the uzbek ssr . between 1927 and 1934...
in 1924 , what was created as part of uzbekistan ?
tajik autonomous soviet socialist republic
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in 1924 , the tajik autonomous soviet socialist republic was created as a part of uzbekistan , but in 1929 the tajik soviet socialist republic ( tajik ssr ) was made a separate constituent republic , however the predominantly ethnic tajik cities of samarkand and bukhara remained in the uzbek ssr . between 1927 and 1934...
where was the expansion of cotton and agriculture mainly ?
in the southern region
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in 1924 , the tajik autonomous soviet socialist republic was created as a part of uzbekistan , but in 1929 the tajik soviet socialist republic ( tajik ssr ) was made a separate constituent republic , however the predominantly ethnic tajik cities of samarkand and bukhara remained in the uzbek ssr . between 1927 and 1934...
what happeded between 1927 1934 ?
collectivization of agriculture and a rapid expansion of cotton production took place
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in 1924 , the tajik autonomous soviet socialist republic was created as a part of uzbekistan , but in 1929 the tajik soviet socialist republic ( tajik ssr ) was made a separate constituent republic , however the predominantly ethnic tajik cities of samarkand and bukhara remained in the uzbek ssr . between 1927 and 1934...
what forced resettlement throughout tajikistan ?
soviet collectivization policy brought violence against peasants and forced resettlement
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two rounds of soviet purges directed by moscow ( 1927 1934 and 1937 1938 ) resulted in the expulsion of nearly 10 , 000 people , from all levels of the communist party of tajikistan . ethnic russians were sent in to replace those expelled and subsequently russians dominated party positions at all levels , including the...
who directed the purges of soviets ?
moscow
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two rounds of soviet purges directed by moscow ( 1927 1934 and 1937 1938 ) resulted in the expulsion of nearly 10 , 000 people , from all levels of the communist party of tajikistan . ethnic russians were sent in to replace those expelled and subsequently russians dominated party positions at all levels , including the...
how many people were expelled ? ?
nearly 10 , 000 people
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two rounds of soviet purges directed by moscow ( 1927 1934 and 1937 1938 ) resulted in the expulsion of nearly 10 , 000 people , from all levels of the communist party of tajikistan . ethnic russians were sent in to replace those expelled and subsequently russians dominated party positions at all levels , including the...
who were sent to replace the expelled positions ?
ethnic russians
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two rounds of soviet purges directed by moscow ( 1927 1934 and 1937 1938 ) resulted in the expulsion of nearly 10 , 000 people , from all levels of the communist party of tajikistan . ethnic russians were sent in to replace those expelled and subsequently russians dominated party positions at all levels , including the...
what did the population of russians do between 1926 1959 ?
grew from less than 1 to 13
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two rounds of soviet purges directed by moscow ( 1927 1934 and 1937 1938 ) resulted in the expulsion of nearly 10 , 000 people , from all levels of the communist party of tajikistan . ethnic russians were sent in to replace those expelled and subsequently russians dominated party positions at all levels , including the...
what did this cause when the expelled parties were replaced ?
subsequently russians dominated party positions at all levels , including the top position of first secretary
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the parliamentary elections of 2005 aroused many accusations from opposition parties and international observers that president emomalii rahmon corruptly manipulates the election process and unemployment . the most recent elections , in february 2010 , saw the ruling pdpt lose four seats in parliament , yet still maint...
what happened in the feb 2010 election ?
pdpt lose four seats in parliament
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the parliamentary elections of 2005 aroused many accusations from opposition parties and international observers that president emomalii rahmon corruptly manipulates the election process and unemployment . the most recent elections , in february 2010 , saw the ruling pdpt lose four seats in parliament , yet still maint...
why were parties upset in the 2005 election ?
accusations from opposition parties and international observers that president emomalii rahmon corruptly manipulates the election process and unemployment
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the parliamentary elections of 2005 aroused many accusations from opposition parties and international observers that president emomalii rahmon corruptly manipulates the election process and unemployment . the most recent elections , in february 2010 , saw the ruling pdpt lose four seats in parliament , yet still maint...
what did the osce say that tajikistan did ?
" failed to meet many key osce commitments " and that " these elections failed on many basic democratic standards . "
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the parliamentary elections of 2005 aroused many accusations from opposition parties and international observers that president emomalii rahmon corruptly manipulates the election process and unemployment . the most recent elections , in february 2010 , saw the ruling pdpt lose four seats in parliament , yet still maint...
what was the tajikistan governments response ?
the government insisted that only minor violations had occurred , which would not affect the will of the tajik people
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
where is tajikistan located ?
in central asia
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
how many people are living in tajikistan ?
8 million people
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
what is the area of tajikistan ?
area of 143 , 100 km2 ( 55 , 300 sq mi )
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
what country lies to tajikistans east ?
china
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
what seperates tajikistan and pakistan ?
wakhan corridor
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
what country borders tajikistan to the east ?
china
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
how many people are estimated to live in tajikistan ?
8 million
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
what is the area of tajikistan ?
143 , 100 km2
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
what country borders tajikistan to the south ?
afghanistan
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tajikistan ( i t d i k st n , t d i k st n , or t d i ki st n persian : t d ik s t n ) , officially the republic of tajikistan ( persian : tajik : , umhuriji to ikiston jumhuriyi tojikiston russian : , respublika tadzhikistan ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in central asia with an estimated 8 million people i...
what country borders tajikistan to the west ?
uzbekistan
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the kushan empire , a collection of yuezhi tribes , took control of the region in the first century ce and ruled until the 4th century ce during which time buddhism , nestorian christianity , zoroastrianism , and manichaeism were all practiced in the region . later the hephthalite empire , a collection of nomadic tribe...
what tribes took control of the region in first centry ce ?
yuezhi tribes
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the kushan empire , a collection of yuezhi tribes , took control of the region in the first century ce and ruled until the 4th century ce during which time buddhism , nestorian christianity , zoroastrianism , and manichaeism were all practiced in the region . later the hephthalite empire , a collection of nomadic tribe...
when was islam brought to the region ?
in the early eighth century
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the kushan empire , a collection of yuezhi tribes , took control of the region in the first century ce and ruled until the 4th century ce during which time buddhism , nestorian christianity , zoroastrianism , and manichaeism were all practiced in the region . later the hephthalite empire , a collection of nomadic tribe...
what empire brought islam practices with them ?
hephthalite empire ,
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the kushan empire , a collection of yuezhi tribes , took control of the region in the first century ce and ruled until the 4th century ce during which time buddhism , nestorian christianity , zoroastrianism , and manichaeism were all practiced in the region . later the hephthalite empire , a collection of nomadic tribe...
what religions were practiced in the region from first centry ce to 4th centry ce ?
buddhism , nestorian christianity , zoroastrianism , and manichaeism
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tajikistan ' s economy grew substantially after the war . the gdp of tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9 . 6 over the period of 2000 2007 according to the world bank data . this improved tajikistan ' s position among other central asian countries ( namely turkmenistan and uzbekistan ) , which seem to have degra...
what was the rate that the gdp expanded ?
an average rate of 9 . 6
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tajikistan ' s economy grew substantially after the war . the gdp of tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9 . 6 over the period of 2000 2007 according to the world bank data . this improved tajikistan ' s position among other central asian countries ( namely turkmenistan and uzbekistan ) , which seem to have degra...
what is the primary source of income in tajikistan ?
aluminium production , cotton growing and remittances from migrant workers
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tajikistan ' s economy grew substantially after the war . the gdp of tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9 . 6 over the period of 2000 2007 according to the world bank data . this improved tajikistan ' s position among other central asian countries ( namely turkmenistan and uzbekistan ) , which seem to have degra...
what accounts for 60 of the agricultural output ?
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tajikistan ' s economy grew substantially after the war . the gdp of tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9 . 6 over the period of 2000 2007 according to the world bank data . this improved tajikistan ' s position among other central asian countries ( namely turkmenistan and uzbekistan ) , which seem to have degra...
what is the name of the state owned company that produces aluminium ?
tajik aluminum company
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according to some estimates about 20 of the population lives on less than us 1 . 25 per day . migration from tajikistan and the consequent remittances have been unprecedented in their magnitude and economic impact . in 2010 , remittances from tajik labour migrants totaled an estimated 2 . 1 billion us dollars , an incr...
what is the average amount lived on per day ?
us 1 . 25 per day
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according to some estimates about 20 of the population lives on less than us 1 . 25 per day . migration from tajikistan and the consequent remittances have been unprecedented in their magnitude and economic impact . in 2010 , remittances from tajik labour migrants totaled an estimated 2 . 1 billion us dollars , an incr...
what was the total for the remittances from tajik migrans ?
estimated 2 . 1 billion us dollars
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according to some estimates about 20 of the population lives on less than us 1 . 25 per day . migration from tajikistan and the consequent remittances have been unprecedented in their magnitude and economic impact . in 2010 , remittances from tajik labour migrants totaled an estimated 2 . 1 billion us dollars , an incr...
how did tajikistan change their economy ?
by purely market based means , simply by exporting its main commodity of comparative advantage cheap labor
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according to some estimates about 20 of the population lives on less than us 1 . 25 per day . migration from tajikistan and the consequent remittances have been unprecedented in their magnitude and economic impact . in 2010 , remittances from tajik labour migrants totaled an estimated 2 . 1 billion us dollars , an incr...
what has been one of the drivers of tajikistan ' s robust economic growth ?
remittances
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as a landlocked country tajikistan has no ports and the majority of transportation is via roads , air , and rail . in recent years tajikistan has pursued agreements with iran and pakistan to gain port access in those countries via afghanistan . in 2009 , an agreement was made between tajikistan , pakistan , and afghani...
what are the majority of transportation options ?
via roads , air , and rail .
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as a landlocked country tajikistan has no ports and the majority of transportation is via roads , air , and rail . in recent years tajikistan has pursued agreements with iran and pakistan to gain port access in those countries via afghanistan . in 2009 , an agreement was made between tajikistan , pakistan , and afghani...
what countries had tajikistan been working with to use ports ?
iran and pakistan
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as a landlocked country tajikistan has no ports and the majority of transportation is via roads , air , and rail . in recent years tajikistan has pursued agreements with iran and pakistan to gain port access in those countries via afghanistan . in 2009 , an agreement was made between tajikistan , pakistan , and afghani...
what countries did tajikistan agree with to build a highway and a rail way ?
tajikistan , pakistan , and afghanistan
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as a landlocked country tajikistan has no ports and the majority of transportation is via roads , air , and rail . in recent years tajikistan has pursued agreements with iran and pakistan to gain port access in those countries via afghanistan . in 2009 , an agreement was made between tajikistan , pakistan , and afghani...
what year was the agreement signed ?
2012
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in 2009 tajikistan had 26 airports , 18 of which had paved runways , of which two had runways longer than 3 , 000 meters . the country ' s main airport is dushanbe international airport which as of april 2015 , had regularly scheduled flights to major cities in russia , central asia , as well as delhi , dubai , frankfu...
how many airports does tajikistan have ?
26 airports
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in 2009 tajikistan had 26 airports , 18 of which had paved runways , of which two had runways longer than 3 , 000 meters . the country ' s main airport is dushanbe international airport which as of april 2015 , had regularly scheduled flights to major cities in russia , central asia , as well as delhi , dubai , frankfu...
what is the country ' s main airport ?
dushanbe international airport
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in 2009 tajikistan had 26 airports , 18 of which had paved runways , of which two had runways longer than 3 , 000 meters . the country ' s main airport is dushanbe international airport which as of april 2015 , had regularly scheduled flights to major cities in russia , central asia , as well as delhi , dubai , frankfu...
where are the international flights maining going to ?
russia
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in 2009 tajikistan had 26 airports , 18 of which had paved runways , of which two had runways longer than 3 , 000 meters . the country ' s main airport is dushanbe international airport which as of april 2015 , had regularly scheduled flights to major cities in russia , central asia , as well as delhi , dubai , frankfu...
what is the name of the airport in the eastern half of the country ?
khorog airport
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tajikistan has a population of 7 , 349 , 145 ( july 2009 est . ) of which 70 are under the age of 30 and 35 are between the ages of 14 and 30 . tajiks who speak tajik ( a dialect of persian ) are the main ethnic group , although there are sizable minorities of uzbeks and russians , whose numbers are declining due to em...
what is tajikistans population as of july 2009 ?
7 , 349 , 145
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tajikistan has a population of 7 , 349 , 145 ( july 2009 est . ) of which 70 are under the age of 30 and 35 are between the ages of 14 and 30 . tajiks who speak tajik ( a dialect of persian ) are the main ethnic group , although there are sizable minorities of uzbeks and russians , whose numbers are declining due to em...
what percent of the population is under 30 years old ?
70
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tajikistan has a population of 7 , 349 , 145 ( july 2009 est . ) of which 70 are under the age of 30 and 35 are between the ages of 14 and 30 . tajiks who speak tajik ( a dialect of persian ) are the main ethnic group , although there are sizable minorities of uzbeks and russians , whose numbers are declining due to em...
what percent of the population are between 14 to 30 years old ?
35
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tajikistan has a population of 7 , 349 , 145 ( july 2009 est . ) of which 70 are under the age of 30 and 35 are between the ages of 14 and 30 . tajiks who speak tajik ( a dialect of persian ) are the main ethnic group , although there are sizable minorities of uzbeks and russians , whose numbers are declining due to em...
what lanuage do the people of tajikistan speak ?
tajik
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tajikistan has a population of 7 , 349 , 145 ( july 2009 est . ) of which 70 are under the age of 30 and 35 are between the ages of 14 and 30 . tajiks who speak tajik ( a dialect of persian ) are the main ethnic group , although there are sizable minorities of uzbeks and russians , whose numbers are declining due to em...
what are the citizens of tajikistan called ?
tajikistanis
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the pamiri people of gorno badakhshan autonomous province in the southeast , bordering afghanistan and china , though considered part of the tajik ethnicity , nevertheless are distinct linguistically and culturally from most tajiks . in contrast to the mostly sunni muslim residents of the rest of tajikistan , the pamir...
what people live in the southeast area of the country ?
the pamiri people
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