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Contents INTRODUCTION 1. GEOGRAPHY Geographic regions * Climate * Flora * Fauna * Cities 2. HISTORY Early history * Golden age * Era of decline * Russian Empire and the Great Game * the Bolsheviks and Soviet system * Independence * Civil war and reconciliation * Peace accord 3. GOVERNMENT Civil war and interregional competition * Peace Accord * Government of national reconciliation * National and local government * Military and security * Mahallya and community politics * Tajikistan and international war on terrorism 4. ECONOMY Land and water resources * Agriculture * Monoculture of cotton * Land reforms * manufacturing * Recent Development 5. ENVIRONMENT Fragile ecosystem of the mountains * Deforestation and wild life * Water problems * Conservation 6. TAJIKIS Tajiks and Tajikistanies * Uzbeks * Russians * Ismailis * Other minorities * Social system * National dress and dress code 7. LIFESTYLE Family life * Marriage * National traditions and social behavior * Education * Urbanization and migration 8. RELIGION Belief systems in early Central Asia * Rise Of Islam * Sufi Orders * Shias and Ismailis * Recent development 9. LANGUAGES Tajiki * Conversations etiquette * Names * Media 10. ARTS Early History * Islamic Arts * Music * Literature * Contemporary arts 11. LEISURE Tois * Gap * Bazaars * Sports * Chaikhanas * Storytelling 12. FESTIVALS Nawruz * Islamic Festivals *Ramadan * Eid-al-Fitr * Eid Al-Adha * Family celebrations 13. FOOD Tajik cuisine * Drinks and desserts * Tea rituals *Eating out * Ash-khana * Regional cuisine MAP OF TAJIKISTAN ABOUT THE ECONOMY ABOUT THE CULTURE TIME LINE GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY FURTHER INFORMATION INDEX
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Tajikistan -- Juvenile literature.