TADZHIKISTAN

TADZHIKISTAN
TADZHIKISTAN, one of the independent states of the CIS. In 1989 the Jewish population was 14,800, mainly in the capital, Dushanbe. A large proportion of the republic's Jews belonged to the Bukharan Jewish community. Almost all left for Israel during the mass exodus of the 1990s. The rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the republic, which led to civil war, was the major factor in Jewish emigration. (Michael Beizer)

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tadzhikistan — Tadjikistan, Tadzhikistan → Tayikistán …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Tadzhikistan — /teuh jik euh stan , stahn , jee keuh , tah /; Russ. /teuh ji kyi stahn /, n. a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 5,112,000; 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Cap.: Dushanbe. Also, Tajikistan. Formerly, Tadzhik Soviet Socialist Republic …   Universalium

  • Tadzhikistán — VER Tadjikistán …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Tadzhikistan — Ta|dzhi|ki|stan another spelling of ↑TaJikistan …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tadzhikistan — n. Tajikistan …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Tadzhikistan — Ta•dzhik•i•stan [[t]təˈdʒɪk əˌstæn, ˌstɑn, ˈdʒi kə [/t]] n. geg Tajikistan Former official name, Tadzhik′ So′viet So′cialist Repub′lic …   From formal English to slang

  • Tadzhikistan — /taˈdʒɪkəstan/ (say tah jikuhstahn), / stæn/ (say stan) noun → Tajikistan. Also, Tadjikistan …  

  • Tadzhikistan — noun a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet • Syn: ↑Tajikistan, ↑Republic of Tajikistan, ↑Tadzhik, ↑Tadjik, ↑Tajik • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tajikistan — Republic of Tajikistan Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Çumhuriji Toçikiston …   Wikipedia

  • List of journalists killed in Tajikistan — This is a list of journalists who have been killed in Tajikistan or journalists from Tajikistan killed outside of the country since 1990. Listees include those known to have been murdered, as well as cases of suspicious deaths. Contents 1 History …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”