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Tajikistan: Cement producers exported 538,000t of cement during the first half of 2023, down by 20% year-on-year from 676,000t during the first quarter of 2022. Uzbekistan received 342,000t (64%) of Tajikistan's cement exports, while Afghanistan received 194,000t (36%). The Tajik government banned cement exports for five days in …

Tajikistan is losing its traditional fruit varieties

Scientists in Tajikistan are concerned about the disappearance of many varieties of vegetables and fruits. Despite the fact that new varieties are more resistant to adverse climatic conditions, the disappearance of traditional sorts for this area has a negative impact on the preservation of the country's biodiversity, they say. According to …

Spinels from Tajikistan. The gem that made famous …

Analyses have identified emeralds from Pakistan, reddish pink spinels from Tajikistan, red almandine garnets from India, turquoise from Iran, blue sapphires from Sri Lanka or Myanmar, and...

Ruby and Spinel in Tajikistan • Moon Over the …

Penned in September 2006, following a July 2006 visit to Tajikistan. A mission to the remote ruby and spinel localities of Tajikistan. Travel to the source is vital to learn more about and to identify these precious stones.

How did Ancient Greek letters get engraved in mountains in Tajikistan …

Ancient Greek letters were found carved on a rock in the mountainous area of Tajikistan, a country in Central Asia. Written on the stone was, "ΕΙΔΙΗΛΟ Υ…ϸΑΟΝΑΝϸΑΕ ΟΟΗ-ΜΟ ...

Tajikistan Mountains

One more thing found in the stomach of this ibex is bezoar (say hi to Harry Potter), a stone formed organically in the stomachs of some animals. It is believed that bezoar can draw out the poison from the snake bite. The preservation of rare animals in Tajikistan is monitored by the staff of protected areas, and hunting is prohibited there.

A. Donish Institute of history, archeology and …

Archeologists have studied the complex problems associated with the origin and development of mankind and of primitive society in Tajikistan in the ancient period of …

The Most Famous Orchard in Tajikistan

Akobirov's neighbors in Jafr have orchards typical of the Rasht Valley: a few apple and pear trees, and perhaps an apricot or peach tree. Akobirov's orchard is different. According to him, the ...

History of Tajikistan

Now if you look at the developing independent to Tajikistan you will hardly think about the richest and brightest history of its people. The two cultural layers found by archeologists in Tutkaul settlement near Nurek are related to mesolite (10th - 7th millennia B.C.). It was in the Stone Age that the first people appeared in the mountains.

Tajikistan

Tajikistan. Overview: Tajikistan shares an 843-mile border with Afghanistan, and after the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August, Tajikistan's government redoubled its counterterrorism efforts. In 2021, the U.S. government moved forward with plans to renovate and build border outposts along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border and provided equipment, such as …

Escalating Conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border: …

The first large-scale escalation of the conflict took place on April 28, 2021, when the two parties clashed over Tajikistan's decision to install video surveillance near the Ak-Suu/Isfara River ...

Making the case for conserving Tajikistan's fruit-and-nut …

Tajikistan's forests are a veritable cornucopia of diversity, harboring the wild ancestors of numerous fruit and nut species that we generally take for granted. These forest gardens, overflowing ...

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The stone industry of Gissar culture is one of the most striking phenomena of the Neolithic of Tajikistan. The production inventory of the Gissar sites is presented by tools composed of two types ...

This is How Bread Takes Shape in Tajikistan

The bread is called non, and it's baked in a clay oven called a tanur, like the one shown above in Khatlon, Tajikistan (about 30 miles from the Afghan border).

Ancient 'unknown' script finally deciphered 70 years after …

The researchers decoded the ancient text using rock face inscriptions that were discovered near the Almosi Gorge in northwest Tajikistan in 2022, which include sections in an extinct but known ...

Rubies and Sapphires from Snezhnoe, Tajikistan

• The Snezhnoe ruby occurrence in Tajikistan is a large and potentially productive source of gem corundum. • The highest Cr concentrations were observed in the bright red …

The legendary Kukh-i-lal mines, Pamir Mts, Tajikistan

The Timur ruby is a red spinel weighing more than 350 carats. It is polished, but not cut. It is transparent but has cracks and inclusions that are well visible For a long time, it was …

Buy Gemstones from Tajikistan online | The Natural Gem

Tadschikistan. Sri Lanka. Afghanistan. worth knowing. Oldest known locality: Burma. Has been confused with ruby for a long time. Some of the most important "rubies" in the world …

Rubies and Sapphires from Snezhnoe, Tajikistan

Discovered during the late 1970s, the Snezhnoe ruby and sapphire deposit in Tajikistan was active until the collapse of the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s and the outbreak of regional conflicts. This marble-hosted occurrence has seen renewed interest, as it is a large and potentially productive deposit that has not been sufficiently ...

Antimony Ore Market Report: Production, Companies, …

Australia, Russia, Tajikistan In 2021, the global antimony ore and concentrate market was finally on the rise to reach $2.3B for the first time since 2018, thus ending a two-year declining trend.

Trapiche Gems | Gems & Gemology

Trapiche Gems. Wim Vertriest. Download PDF. Figure 1. A pair of trapiche emerald slices from Colombia, 10.92 carats total. Photo by Kevin Schumacher; courtesy of Mayer & Watt. Jeffery Bergman is known in the trade as a collector of trapiche gems. These gems, characterized by their six-rayed patterns, are elusive and seldom found in …

China's security expansion in Tajikistan sparks concerns in Russia

"China wants to kill two birds with one stone -- to protect itself from possible military attacks by Uighur separatists through the Wakhan Corridor and to create conditions for laying the most convenient transport routes for exporting ore from Afghanistan and Tajikistan, which contains precious metals," he said.

A. Donish Institute of history, archeology and ethnography

A collaborative work with the geologists for the first time in Tajikistan in Central Asia was carried out to bind sites of the Stone Age to the stratigraphic units of the Pleistocene. These studies allowed making it possible to substantiate the first Paleolithic periodization in Tajikistan and Central Asia.

Tajikistan on the Silk Road

The jewel of Tajikistan, ancient Ura-Tyube, once was a major trade center on the crossroads of historical caravan routes, the city of Oriental markets, weavers and handicraftsmen. Located in the north of Tajikistan, in foothills of the Turkestan Ridge, the city celebrated its 2,500th birthday. It was founded in the 6th century B.C. by Cyrus ...

7 of Tajikistan's Most Beautiful Natural Wonders

1. Fedchenko Glacier, high in the Pamir mountains (Shutterstock) At 77km long and covering an area of 700 sq km, the Fedchenko Glacier is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar …

Tajikistan Lenin Statue – Khujand, Tajikistan

Erected in 1974 on the 50th anniversary of Lenin's death, when Khujand was then called Leninabad, official measurements put the statue at 12 meters in height, plus an additional 12 meters for ...

Sughd, Tajikistan

Sughd, Tajikistan : Centered in the historical Sogdiana, it is located in the northwest of Tajikistan. The capital is Khujand, sometimes spelled Khodjent (named Leninabad from 1936 to 1991). The region (viloyati) was ... Mindat relies on your donations to survive click here to help today! ... World of Stone 8:24-30

(PDF) Skakun at al., 2013. New data on agricultural tools of …

On the Bronze Age settlements of Tajikistan stone tools continue to be used in different branches of farms. The group of agricultural tools includes: grain grinding slabs, mortars, weights for digging sticks. Among them the large stone tool was used. On the Bronze Age settlements of Tajikistan stone tools continue to be used in different ...

The Peculiarities of the Production Inventory of Gissar …

The stone industry of Gissar culture is one of the most striking phenomena of the Neolithic of Tajikistan. The production inventory of the Gissar sites is presented by tools composed of two types of raw materials: pebbles and flint. According to typological and...

THE 10 BEST Tajikistan Points of Interest & Landmarks (2023)

The Khoja Mashad madrassa is one of the oldest in Central Asia, making it an important site for early Islam. Located... 22. The Flagpole with the Flag of Tajikistan. 7. Points of Interest & Landmarks. By andrewmU2655XD. The base of the flagpole is tiled white with gold trim.