There are 7.8 million people in Tajikistan according to 2011 estimate. Which is Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 16.5%, Russian 1.1% (declining because of emigration), Kyrgyz 1.1%, other (including Pashtuns, Bukharian Jews and Volga Germans) 2.6% (2009 population census). Growth rate is 1.88 (2009 est.) Tajikistan's main ethnic group are the Tajiks, with minorities such as the Uzbeks and Kyrgyz, and ... read more

The art culture of the country counts more than 8 milleniums. First on rock images were found by archeologists in Shakhty Grotto in Gorny Badakhshan (the Pamirs) at the attitude 4,100 m aove sea lavel. They belong to the so-called "marcansuy" culture, most high-mountainous culture of the Stone Age in the world. The Tajiks had a rich and old cultural history as witnesses by the excavations at ... read more

In spite of great changes in the life of the Tajik people, numerous social customs and ceremonies belonging to the traditional culture of the people have still been preserved. Festive occasions in Tajikistan, be it weddings, birth or home coming, are celebrated jointly with great pleasure and ardour. Apart from all the inhabitantsof the kishlak (village) or mahhallia in towns, numerous friends and... read more

January 1 - New Year's Day March 8 - International Woman's Day March 20 - March 22 - Persian New Year (Navruz) May 1 - International Labour Day May 9 - Victory Day, End of World War II (former Soviet holiday) June 27 - National Unity Day September 9 - Independence Day November 6 - Constitution Day November 9 - National Reconciliation Day ... read more