Thursday, May 13, 2010

Tajikistan





History





Tajikistan is a mountainous landlocked country in central asia. It borders are china,kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.


Tajikistan has been inhabited continously since 4000 BCE. It has been ruled under many empires, for the longest period being part if The Persian Empire.


T ajiskistan means the "Land of the Tajik". Tajik was used to differentiate Pesians from Turks in Central Asia.




Clothes


Tajik boys and men for ceremonial ocassion wears long coat-like garment. It is call "Chapon Velvet Outfit"


Tajik women wear simple clothes and they only use traditional clothes when they have a Ceremoni. Sometimes women cover their head.





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