Tajikistan
TajikistanA country bounded by China on the east and Afghanistan on the south; it occupies one of the highest regions of central Asia.
Physical.
The Pamir mountains occupy a third of Tajikstan while the Alai range stretches across its centre. Below the snow‐line the slopes are generally great stretches of bare red and grey rocks, broken by alpine meadows.Economy.
Tajikstan is the poorest of the former Soviet republics, despite its considerable mineral resources. Light industry includes a number of textile mills to process cotton, which is the chief agricultural crop. Silk, fruit, wheat, and natural oils are also produced and cattle are raised. Hydroelectricity is available from river power.History.
Tajiks were originally of Iranian stock, but were conquered by Arab people during the 7th and 8th centuries ad. Large numbers of Turkic people moved into the area, which came under the control of the Uzbek...[The entire page is 461 words long]
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