Where is Tajikistan?

Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia.

Tajikistan in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.

Type: Country
Continent: Asia
Region: Central Asia
Land borders: 4: Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Coast: None. Tajikistan is landlocked.
Area: About 140,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres: Northern; Eastern
Capital city: 38.56° N, 68.79° E

About Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a landlocked, overwhelmingly mountainous republic in Central Asia with Dushanbe as its capital. It declared independence in 1991 and endured a civil war until 1997, and has been led by Emomali Rahmon since 1994. Its economy leans on aluminium, cotton and migrant remittances, while its Persian-rooted culture shows in Nowruz, Shashmaqom music and oshi palav.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 4 on 21 October 2026 (#50), hardest clue first:

Its artisans built an ornate tea house presented in 1988 to the sister city of Boulder, Colorado.
It began in 1924 as an autonomous republic inside the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
A rice dish called oshi palav is the recognised national dish here.
It is the only Central Asian country with an Iranic majority and a Turkic minority.

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Nearby places from past puzzles

Uzbekistan 310 km away
Pakistan 660 km away
Turkmenistan 910 km away
India 1,400 km away
Kazakhstan 1,400 km away
Iran 1,600 km away
Azerbaijan 1,600 km away
Oman 1,900 km away

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Sources: Wikipedia: Tajikistan. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.