TAJIKISTAN

HISTORY

• Tajikistan was asked to repay a 47 million dollar loan from the U.S
• In 1868 most of Tajikistan was incorporated into the Russian Empire
• In 1920 Tajikistan left the Russin Empire and joined the Soviet Union
• In 1991 they left the Soviet Union on its collapse

RELIGION

• Tajiks religion is Islam
• The Six Pillars of Faith is a belief the have
• Islams believe that there is more than one God
• Muslims believe that there is only one God
• They are free to practice there religion and there are no conflicts

SOCIAL GROUPS SPORTS

• The most popular sport in Tajikistan is soccer.
• Other favorite sports include basketball, volleyball, and, in urban areas, tennis.
• Soccer and basketball are the main sports children play at school.
• Various martial arts and wrestling (gushtingiri) are also popular,

DAILY LIFE

• They eat berries, grapes, melons, mushrooms, figs, wheat, and carrots and meat
• The females wear dresses most of the time
• Men wear long sleeve shirts and saggy pants
• They mostly live in rock like houses on the side on mountains.

LANGUAGE

• They speak Tajiki, Russian, and Persian
• Since there close to Russia that why they speak Russian
• And they are Tajiki because thy live in Tajikistan

ECONOMY

• Their currency is Tajiki Somoni
• They make money by farming
• Major inports are food, fuel, and machinery
• Major exports are aluminum, cotton, agricultural

GOVERNMENT

• The form of government for this culture is Political
• They have presidents and semi presidents
• We have presidents and Vice presidents

ART

• Tajikistan does a lot of weaving and sewing
• They have a bunch of art gallery's
• One of them is called the Noor Art Gallery
• They do a bunch of mountainous sports

MAPS

• It is surrounded by other countries
• 93% of land surface is mountains

SOCIAL GROUPS LEISURE

• Tajiks do not usually have much leisure time
• Tajiks may watch television or go to movies.
• They also enjoy cultural events such as concerts featuring traditional and popular music
• Weddings, birthdays, and other such celebrations provide the main opportunities for leisure in rural areas. .