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The culture of Tajikistan has developed over several thousand years. Tajik culture can be divided into two areas, Metropolitan and Kuhiston (Highland). Modern city centres include Dushanbe (the capital), Khudjand , Kulob , and Panjikent .
The official nationality of any person from Tajikistan is a Tajikistani, while the ethnic Tajik majority simply call themselves Tajik. Contemporary Tajiks are an Iranian people . In particular, they are descended from ancient Eastern Iranian peoples of Central Asia , such as the Soghdians and the Bactrians , with an admixture of Western Iranian ...
In Tajikistan, since the 1939 Soviet census, its small Pamiri and Yaghnobi ethnic groups are included as Tajiks. [19] In China, the term is used to refer to its Pamiri ethnic groups, the Tajiks of Xinjiang, who speak the Eastern Iranian Pamiri languages. [20] [21] In Afghanistan, the Pamiris are counted as a separate ethnic group. [22]
Tajikistan is a presidential republic consisting of four provinces. Tajiks form the ethnic majority in the country, [19] and their national language is Tajik. [20] Russian is used as the official inter-ethnic language. [21] While the state is constitutionally secular, the Islamic religion is nominally adhered to by 97.5% of the population.
The list of ethnic groups in Tajikistan is a page about the ethnic groups in Tajikistan by population through time. Ethnic group in Tajikistan by population
For topics related to the culture of the ethnic Tajik people, see Category:Ethnic Tajik culture. Subcategories This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Tajikistan" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Ethnic Tajik culture (4 C) D. People of Tajik descent (4 C) O. ... Pages in category "Ethnic Tajik people" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.