Food Around The World

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Food Around The World

• TAJIKISTAN

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A Little Information About The Country...
Tadjikistan is young and independent state lies
in the South - East of Central Asia. It adjoins
Uzbekistan and Kirgizstan on West and North, and
borders on China on East and South. It has a
land area of 143,000 square kilometers and a
populations is about 6 million people (Tadjiks -
62, Uzbeks - 24, Russians - 8, others 4). A
significant proportion of the population is young
- approximately 50 in under 20 years of age.
About 67 of population lives in rural area. The
vast majority of the population lives in
well-irrigated valleys which enjoy a temperature
climate. The capital of Tadjikistan is
Dushanbe, a city of over 600000 people. Climate
- Extreme continental temperature ranges between
20 C and 0 C in January and from 0 C to 30 C
in June, depending on altitude. Rainfall can be
between 150 and 250 mm per annum. The official
language is Tadjik (Farsi), a number of the group
of Persian languages. Russian is widely spoken,
and English is now being taught throughout the
country. Mountains occupy 93 of the territory
and more than half of the country is located at
an altitude of more than 3000 meters. The highest
Central Asia's peaks including Pik Komunisma
(7495 m), and Pik Lenina (7134 m) are there.
The unusual climatic range has fostered a rich
flora and fauna. There are more than 5000 species
of plants and flowers, while mammals include
bear, fox, lynx, marten, snow leopard and wolf,
many of them (including the Bukhara deer)
indigenousn. The valleys of the rivers Vaksh and
Pyandj are well - stocked with brushwood deer,
and the Pamirs are the ancient home of the wild
ram.
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A Little Information About The Country...

• The largest industrial enterprise in the country
  (an annual capacity of 500000 tones of aluminum)
  is the huge aluminum smelter at Tursunzade.
• While agriculture is centered around cotton,
  silk, fruit, nuts and vegetables, Tadjikistan is
  also a leading producer of geranium oil for use
  in perfumes, and famous for it's mineral water
  deposits, many of which remain relatively
  untapped.
• The major proportion of light industry is given
  over to the production of garments and textiles,
  including cotton and silk, sewn and knitted wear,
  hosiery and shoes.
• The strong influence of the Persian tradition in
  Tadjik culture lives on in the weaving of carpets
  - the factory at Kayzakkum is the largest of its
  kind in the former Soviet Union.
• A wide range of porcelain goods is also produced.
  
• The potential for tourism and leisure is
  excellent, and the Tadjiks are keen to share the
  natural beauty and contrasts of their country,
  and their rich and ancient culture, with holiday
  - makers and businessmen alike. Whether embarking
  on a cultural visit to Tadjikistan (and its
  neighboring cities of Samarkand and Bukhara), or
  trekking and mountaineering in the remote and
  unspoiled Pamirs, visitors will find much to
  enjoy.

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Wed like to open a restaurant in our Native Land
but wed mention that our Tajik meals are very
good and such Tajik restaurant may be open in
every part of the world. They say Tajik people
are very Hospitable and that is true. Everyone
will help you and invite to his house if you lost
your way and do not know where to go Everyone
will submit to you his hand and will divide the
last piece of his bread for you and him. Our
waiters and waitress will be of such kind of
men There are a lot of kinds of national food in
Tajikistan. We have Oshi Palov, Mantu, Tushberra,
Tandur Kabob, Shurbo, Lula-Kabob and others And
in our Restaurant there will be all these
dishes Also wed mention about the clothes we
have national clothes to which are very
beautiful. They are Atlas, Chakan (for girls),
Joma, Jelak (for men) and etc. Our stuff will be
dressed on them
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