Central Asia ( Tajikistan Highlights 2018) Part 34

Welcome to my travelchannel. On my channel you can find more than 1000 films of almost 80 countries. See the playlist on my youtube Tajikistan: Tajikistan is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an area of 143, 100 km2 (55, 300 sq mi) and an estimated population of 8. 7 million people as of 2016. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. The traditional homelands of the Tajik people include presentday Tajikistan as well as parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Geography Tajikistan is landlocked, and is the smallest nation in Central Asia by area. It lies mostly between latitudes 36 and 41 N, and longitudes 67 and 75 E. It is covered by mountains of the Pamir range, and more than fifty percent of the country is over 3, 000 metres (9, 800 ft) above sea level. The only major areas of lower land are in the no