Tajikistan Mapping

  • October 29, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Tajikistan Mapping

Subject – IR

Context – China to build military base in Tajikistan

Concept –

CountryGeographical LocationBordering CountriesCapitalMajor Mineral
TajikistanLand-locked country in Central Asia
  • Afghanistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • China
Dushanbe–

Important LocationsDemographyOthers
  • It is covered by mountains of the Pamir range, and most of the country is over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level.
  • The only major areas of lower land are in the north (part of the Fergana Valley), and in the southern Kofarnihon and Vakhsh river valleys, which form the Amu Darya.
  • Most Tajiks are Sunni Muslims.
  • Tajiks also have strong ties to the culture and people of Iran
  • The Tajik and Persian languages are closely related and mutually intelligible.
  • Tajikistan encompasses the smallest amount of land among the five Central Asian states, but in terms of elevation it surpasses them all, enclosing more and higher mountains than any other country in the region.
  • More than nine-tenths of Tajikistan’s territory is mountainous

 

IR Tajikistan Mapping