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The Tajiks are the principal ethnic group in most of Tajikistan, as well as in northern and western Afghanistan, though there are more Tajiks in Afghanistan than in Tajikistan. Tajiks are a substantial minority in Uzbekistan, as well as in overseas communities. Historically, the ancestors of the Tajiks lived in a larger territory in Central ...
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 ...
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
The Tajiks who speak Tajik are the main ethnic group, while there are minorities of Uzbeks and Russians, whose numbers are declining due to emigration, [144] making Tajikistan the only country in Central Asia to have a minority of Turkic people, and instead a majority of Iranic people. [145]
The Tajiks of Uzbekistan are ethnic Tajiks residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan. They constitute about 5% of the total population, [1] though some estimates suggest the actual number is significantly higher. [2] Samarkand, the third-largest city in Uzbekistan, [3] and the ancient city of Bukhara both have Tajik majority populations. [4]
Tajik Americans (Tajik: Тоҷикони Амрико, romanized: Tojikoni Amriko) are Americans who trace their origin to Tajikistan, or Samarkand and Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. The majority of Tajik Americans are ethnic Tajiks .
This category and its subcategories are restricted to people verified to be of Tajik heritage/descent/origin, according to reliable published sources. See Category:Tajikistani people for related people by nationality. See additional guidelines at Wikipedia:Categorization of people.
This is a list of notable people from the Tajik ethnic group, an Eastern Iranic people native to modern day Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. This list also includes other closely associated ethnicities to Tajiks.