{"id":71343,"date":"2025-10-31T12:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71343"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:01:23","slug":"key-facts-about-tajikistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-tajikistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Tajikistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tajikistan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian military has wound up its presence at a strategic Ayni\u00a0 airbase in Tajikistan, after the lapse of a bilateral agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tajikistan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tajikistan is a <\/span><b>landlocked country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the heart of <\/span><b>Central Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered with <\/span><b>Kyrgyzstan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(North), <\/span><b>Uzbekistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (West), <\/span><b>China <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(East), and <\/span><b>Afghanistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (South).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the members of <\/span><b>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Political Structure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>governed by the President<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the legislative function is assigned to the bicameral parliament<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographic Features of Tajikistan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountainous region dominated by the <\/span><b>Alay Mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north and the <\/span><b>Pamirs in the southeast.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tajikistan&#8217;s highest point is <\/span><b>Qullai Ismoili Somoni<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which peaks at 24,589 ft. (7,495 m).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It has a dense river network, including the <\/span><b>Syr Darya and the Amu Darya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mid-latitude <\/span><b>continental, hot summers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b> <b>Lake Karakul<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Iskanderkul<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Petroleum, Uranium, Mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dushanbe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/india-winds-up-presence-at-airbase-in-tajikistan-101761746144985.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tajikistan is a landlocked country in the heart of Central Asia. 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