Tajikistan

Flag Description Three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe. Currency Somoni Astronomy Today's date is May 17, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon. Location Central asia, west of china. Climate Midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in pamir mountains. Terrain Pamir and alay mountains dominate landscape; western fergana valley in north, kofarnihon and vakhsh valleys in southwest. Elevation Extremes The lowest point is at Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m. The highest point is at Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m.

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Tajikistan

This is a map of Tajikistan. The map illustrates the location of Dushanbe and its proximity to Panjakent, Garm, Khujand

Other countries on this map include: Uzbekistan / Afghanistan / China

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