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Ethnic cleansing was controversial during the civil war in Tajikistan. By the end of the war Tajikistan was in a state of complete devastation. The estimated dead numbered over 100,000. Around 1.2 million people were refugees inside and outside the country. [26]
Since World War I, there have been many changes in borders between nations, detailed below. For information on border changes from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to 1914, see the list of national border changes (1815–1914). Cases are only listed where there have been changes in borders, not necessarily including changes in ownership of a ...
Tajikistan, [a] officially the Republic of Tajikistan, [b] is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and most populous city. Tajikistan is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. It is separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. It has a ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Tajikistan. Geography of Tajikistan. Tajikistan is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia Central Asia; Time zone: UTC+05; Extreme points of Tajikistan High: Ismoil Somoni Peak 7,495 m (24,590 ft) Low: Syr Darya 300 m (984 ft) Land boundaries: 3,651 km ...
The Tajikistani Civil War, [pron 1] also known as the Tajik Civil War, began in May 1992 and ended in June 1997.Regional groups from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions of Tajikistan rose up against the newly formed government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, which was dominated by people from the Khujand and Kulob regions.
1820 Liga Federal is dissolved and the United Provinces of South America annexes the western provinces, creating today's border; 1821 The remainder of Liga Federal is annexed by the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves; 1825 Uruguay declares independence; 1828 Uruguayan independence is recognized
A gore created when the borders of the colonies Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania were defined. Dispute over the borders between the three colonies dates to the foundation of each during the middle 17th century. A series of defined lines and arcs were laid out by statute to settle the disputes, the most famous of which was the Mason–Dixon ...
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and most populous city. Tajikistan is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. It is separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. It has a ...