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Tajikistan Insurgency
The Tajikistan Insurgency was a military conflict which took place in eastern Tajikistan between the Tajik Army and Islamist militants, led by numerous leaders from the Tajikistani Civil War. The conflict evolved in 2010 and climaxed in 2012, with the defeat of main rebel forces. Other incidents took place in September 2015, when former deputy defense minister Abduhalim Nazarzoda led an armed uprising, suspected of ties to the Islamic Renaissance Party. Insurgency 2010 Rasht Valley offensive On 19 September, more than 25 Tajik soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected Islamist fighters, allied with the Islamic movement of Uzbekistan. The soldiers were part of a 75-man convoy moving through the Rasht Valley, in eastern Tajikistan. They were ambushed while searching for members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan who previously escaped from a detention prison in Dushanbe on 25 August. The military column was ambushed by gunmen around midday local time, while passing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorno-Badakhshan
Gorno-Badakhshan, officially the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region,, abbr. / is an autonomous region in eastern Tajikistan, in the Pamir Mountains. It makes up nearly forty-five percent of the country's land area, but only two percent of its population.''Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008'', State Statistical Committee, Dushanbe, 2008 Name The official English name of the autonomous region is the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region. The name "Badakhshan" (russian: Бадахшан, Badakhshan; tg, Бадахшон, Badaxşon) is derived from the Sasanian title or . "Gorno-Badakhshan" literally means "mountainous Badakhshan" and is derived from the Russian name of the autonomous region, . The Russian abbreviation "GBAO" is also commonly used in English-language publications by national and international bodies such as the government of Tajikistan and the United Nations. History Prior to 1895, several semi-self governing statele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garm, Tajikistan
Gharm (, tr. Gharm; , tr. Garm; , tr. Gharm) is a city and jamoat in the Rasht Valley area of central Tajikistan. The population of the town is 9,800 (January 2020 estimate). From the 1920s until 1955 there was a Gharm Oblast in Tajikistan, which included the territory of the current Gharm Valley. Gharm is also the former name of the Rasht District in central Tajikistan. History During the 1920s Gharm was a hotbed for the Basmachi, the anti-Soviet resistance in Central Asia. In 1929 Basmachi commander Faizal Maksum crossed from Afghanistan into Tajikistan and briefly captured Gharm, only to later be expelled by Soviet forces. During the Civil War in Tajikistan from 1992 to 1997, Gharm was a hotbed for the opposition force, and the town was controlled by the opposition during the later part of the civil war in Tajikistan. In October 2010, the Tajik Interior Ministry An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-Soviet Conflicts
This article lists the post-Soviet conflicts; the violent political and ethnic conflicts in the countries of the former Soviet Union following its dissolution in 1991. Some of these conflicts such as the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis or the 2013 Euromaidan protests in Ukraine were due to political crises in the successor states. Others involved separatist movements attempting to break away from one of the successor states. Frozen conflicts Some post-Soviet conflicts ended in a stalemate or without a peace treaty, and are referred to as frozen conflicts. This means that a number of former-Soviet states are left sovereignty over the entirety of their territory in name only. In reality, they do not exercise full control over areas still under the control of rebel factions. Rebel groups are essentially left independent over large chunks of the territories they claim. In many instances, they have created institutions which are similar to those of fully fledged independent st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Wars Involving The States And Peoples Of Asia
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Civil may refer to: *Civic virtue, or civility *Civil action, or lawsuit * Civil affairs *Civil and political rights *Civil disobedience *Civil engineering *Civil (journalism), a platform for independent journalism *Civilian, someone not a member of armed forces *Civil law (other), multiple meanings * Civil liberties *Civil religion *Civil service *Civil society *Civil war *Civil (surname) Civil is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Civil (1929–1989), British horn player *François Civil (born 1989), French actor * Gabrielle Civil, American performance artist * Karen Civil (born 1984), American social media a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khorog
Khorugh ( tg, Хоруғ, ; russian: Хорог, translit=Khorog; ) is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is also the capital of the Shughnon District of Gorno-Badakhshan. It has a population of 30,500 (2020 ). Khorugh is above sea level in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the rivers Ghunt and Panj. The city is bounded to the south (Nivodak) and to the north (Tem) by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Ghunt, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the Panj, on the border with Afghanistan. Khorugh is known for its poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city. History Until the late 19th century, Khorugh was in an area disputed between the Emir of Bukhara, Shah of Afghanistan, Russia and Britain. The Russians emerged the winners of the region after The Great Game, which fixed the current northern border of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishkashim, Tajikistan
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Tavildara
Tavildara is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Sangvor District. It is also the district capital. The jamoat has a total population of 5,950 (2015).Jamoat-level basic indicators United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 15 October 2020 It consists of 20 villages, including Tavildara (the seat) and Yozghand
Yozghand ( tg, Ёзғанд, also: ''Yazgan'' or ''Ezgand'') is a village in central Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Tavildara in Sangvor District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination.
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Ezgand
Yozghand ( tg, Ёзғанд, also: ''Yazgan'' or ''Ezgand'') is a village in central Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Tavildara in Sangvor District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination Districts under Tajikistan Central Government Jurisdiction or Republic Subordination (russian: Районы республиканского подчинения, Rajony respublikanskogo podchineniya; tg, Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳу� .... tojkiston.ucoz.ru In 2010 Yozghand became known as the closest major village to where the Tajik National Guard Helicopter crash occurred. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajik National Guard Helicopter Crash
On 6 October 2010. a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter from the Tajik National Guard crashed in the Rasht Valley close to Ezgand and Tavildara Tavildara is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Sangvor District. It is also the district capital. The jamoat has a total population of 5,950 (2015).Aviation accidents and incidents in 2010 Aviation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
