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Friday, 5 August 2016
Monday, 11 July 2016
Khujand-Alexandria The Furthest!
Khujand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, dating back about 2,500 years. It is situated on the Syr Daryaat the mouth of the Fergana Valley and was a major city along the ancient Silk Road.
Khujand is the site of Cyropolis which was established when king Cyrus the Great founded the city...
Friday, 8 July 2016
The Amazing Art of Bread Baking in Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, bread is still baked in a beautiful, traditional way at Shamsullo Dustov’s house in Kumsangir—just 30 miles from the Afghan border. Much of the surrounding land is nonarable, so the homemade bread makes up a large part of...
Thursday, 23 June 2016
Sunday, 29 May 2016
Nargis Bandishoeva-Pop Singer
Nargis Bandishoeva (Tajik: Наргис Бандишоева, Persian: نرگس بندشوا) (October 8, 1966- September 21, 1991) was a popular pop singer from Tajikistan. Born in Dushanbe into a family of very known composers Hukumatshoh Bandishoev and his wife Bunafsha Bekova. On September 21,...
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Independence
Soldiers during the civil war, 1992.
Tajik men and women rally on Ozodi square in Dushanbe shortly after independence, 1992.
The nation almost immediately fell into civil war that involved various factions fighting one another; these factions were often distinguished by clan loyalties. More...
Karnay
The karnay is a long trumpet with a mouthpiece.It is used in the music of Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, where it is considered a national instrument.
The karnay is a wind musical instrument, which as well as the surnai (Persian: سرنای)...
Wedding Rituals
Tajikistan – Rituals
Courtship
What ritual goes before a wedding? Of course, it's courtship. Frequently, Tajik families matched their young children and even newborn babies. There were two kinds of such courtship, namely: govorabakhsh (gakhvorabakhsh) - «cradle matchmaking", "cradle gift » and domanchok...
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