I usually come across rather interesting information when I just surf on the internet with no purpose. This time I found a couple of sources that explain the etymology of the word “Tajik”.
I remember when I was at high-school we were often told that Tajik meant crowned; consequently, Tajik nation was a crowned nation. […]

Here are the pictures of the new museum built in the center of Khujand. It was built on the ruins of an old fortress. To be honest I have no idea about the history of this fortress but I guess it was one of the main fortifications of the city in the middle ages. […]

The Communist Party of Tajikistan made a request to President Rahmon for moving the monument of Lenin from central park of Dushanbe closer to its office. This request was made on 7th of October when communists traditionally celebrate the Revolution Day.
The official commemorations were abandoned long time ago but, the members of communist party […]

Well, first of all I want to mention that Tajik media has already started calling the president of Tajikistan according to his will - without the Russian ending “ov” in his family name. He is no more Emomali Rakhmonov but Emomali Rakhmon.
Recently, before his visit to Qubodiyon district in Khatlon region he met […]

Editor’s Note: What follows is part of a cross-blog survey that sheds light on the rich ethnic tapestry of Central Asia. This post is cross-posted at Otto’s Random Thoughts
By 1999 almost all of the 30,000 Russian-Germans that had been recorded as living in Tajikistan in 1989 had left. Although large scale German settlement in […]