Tajikistan also lies adjacent to pakistan but is separated by the narrow wakhan corridor. Tajikistan is a landlocked country in central asia. This former soviet country has a rich history and stunning natural beauty as well as a vibrant culture that has its roots in russian, persian, and silk road traditions. Agriculture of tajikistan, mr raymon van anrooy presently fisheries and aquaculture officer, fao. The geography of tajikistan is dominated by the pamiralay mountains along with valleys in the south and southwest. Dushanbe was the site of international conferences on persian culture and the tajik language. Culture crossing culture crossing is an evolving database of crosscultural information about every country in the world. This article takes a closer look at each of the aspects of the unique culture of tajikistan. The role of organizational culture in mergers and acquisitions. Cross cultural management country spotlight uzbekistan. Uzbekistan demography 80% 5% 5% 3% 2% 2% 3% ethnicity uzbek russian tajik kazakh karakalpak tatar other 1 sum100 tiyin.
Lets start with the fact with that tajiks are a very ancient nation. The suffix stan is persian for place of or country and tajik is, most likely, the name of a preislamic before the seventh century a. Pdf on jan 1, 2018, richard foltz and others published tajikistan. The tajik national dish is kabuli pulao, a rice dish with shredded yellow turnip or carrot, meat, and olive oil or drippings. Once a corporate culture is established, it provides employees with identity and stability, which in turn provide the corporation with commitment. Neighboring countries include afghanistan, china, kyrgyzstan, and uzbekistan. In neighboring uzbekistan, for example, a new rule requires singers to obtain permission from a state regulator. Separated from the kashmir region by afghanistans wakhan corridor. Traditional society and regionalism in soviet tajikistan jstor. Women dressed in traditional tajik dresses and hats. In both instances, some opposition candidates were barred.
Tajiks have managed to preserve the traditions and customs of people who are the basis of the cultural life of the nation. If crossselling product lines is a key to the merger s success, for example, integrating the salesforce culture will be essential. The vast majority of the population is muslim, which had shaped the culture, particularly the art, food, music, and festivals. Sadly the new country immediately fell into civil war a bloody and unpleasant conflict. Tajiks are one of the most ancient peoples in the world. Tajikistan is the smallest in area and thirdlargest in population of the central asian republics.
While at the same time being very heavily influenced by the soviet norms and institutions that are only 30 years removed from the country. The model sees events not as things to be fixed, but as opportunities to improve understanding of both system risk and behavioral risk. To help me learn more about the local culture s, please recommend. Once part of the samanid empire, tajikistan became a constituent republic of the soviet union in the 20th century, known as the tajik soviet socialist republic. They can also access all the presentations, playbooks, books, articles, checklists, software, assessments, webinars, research, tools, and templates on. Tajikistan international migrant stock by age and sex 1990 2000 20 male female total male female total male female total 04 5 298 4 656 9 954 2 652 2 323 4 975 1 552 1 357 2 909 59 6 478 5 922 12 400 3 233 2 964 6 197 2 045 1 884 3 929 1014 8 267 7 884 16 151 4 442 4 272 8 714 2 777 2 702 5 479. Tajiks and uzbeks has essentially merged the two groups. The magnificent ruins at bukhara and samarkand both now in uzbekistan are products of tajik culture, and tajiks have made important contributions to persian. May 17, 2018 the culture of tajikistan includes its social beliefs and customs, religions and festivals, music and dance, literature and arts, and cuisine.
Painting by oil on a canvas becomes one of the main conductors of european art practice. Most of tajikistan s population belongs to the tajik ethnic group, who share culture and history with the persian peoples and speak the tajik language, a modern variety of persian. Tajikistan borders afghanistan to the south, uzbekistan to the west, kyrgyzstan to the north, and china to the east. Within an hour of dushanbe lie multihued lakes, peaks that beg to be climbed and. Merger%and%acquisition the impact on organizational. The development of a new, shared culture is a critical factor for merger success. This strategy is commonly seen within the medical technology industry, where most research has.
Tajik persian belongs to the indoeuropean language family, usesunlike its other two variants iranian and dari persian written in the arabicbased scriptmodified version of the cyrillic alphabet, and serves as the official language of tajikistan. Ismailis also practiced a religious dance called haqthed, a kind of blend be. The shift in its status from being a member of a totalitarian republic to an independent nation brought with it certain challenges. In the years between the world wars, the economy of tajikistan was absorbed into the soviet economic system, which designated tajikistan as a cottongrowing republic. Culture of tajikistan history, people, clothing, traditions. Tajiks have managed to preserve the traditions and customs of people who are the basis of. In a country like tajikistan, or other central asian countries, we see that people very much value cultures that are somewhat ancient by our standards. Tajikistan s culture is can be divided into two areas, the metropolitan and kuhiston cultures.
Most of tajikistan s population belongs to the tajik ethnic group, who share culture and history with the iranian peoples and speak the persian language. The next largest group in tajikistan is the uzbeks, a turkish race who originally were nomads that migrated to central asia. Tajikistan is landlocked and dominated by mountains. Tajikistan history, language and culture history of tajikistan. Land reform was to a great degree responsible for this agricultural. A political economy of health and social change in postsoviet badakhshan, tajikistan. In addition to negotiating price and other financial terms, organizations discussing a merger need to negotiate culture. Etymology tajikistan means the land of the tajiks in persian. Most of tajikistan s population belongs to the tajik ethnic group, who share culture and history with the.
However, for an exploration of the backbone of the culture, you could try reading the poetry of rudaki, rumi, firdausi, and omar khayyam. He was nearly destroyed by arab conquerors, but true patriots kept the language basics and allowed him to be reborn. The laws preamble notes the special role of the sunni hanafi school of islam in tajik culture, ignoring any role of the countrys ismaili shia muslims, who comprise from five to 10 percent of the population, as well as contributions of tajik jews and orthodox christians. Tajikistan landscape is dominated by the pamir and alay mountains, largest body of water is karakul lake. In 1924 tajikistan became an autonomous republic within the new soviet republic of uzbekistan, and in 1929 the country became a fullfledged soviet republic. The massive ranges of the southern tien shanthe turkestan mountains and the slightly lower zeravshan and gissar rangesdefine the eastcentral portion of the country. Explaining corporate culture c orporate culture is embedded deeply in the. However, there is little either by way of theory or by way of large. The tajik people are familyoriented, sincere, and known. Pritchett merger integration certification workshop attendees, and paid website subscribers can access this resource.
Due to a scarcity of secure employment opportunities, which contributes greatly to poverty in tajikistan, more than one million tajik citizens leave the country searching for work. There are a few valleys of lower elevation, though the vast majority of the country is alpine in nature. Ceylan tokluoglu january 2006, 121 pages the aim of this study is to examine the formation and consolidation of the pamiri people in tajikistan. Pushtun cultural centers tend to be in the eastern and southern portions of the country. Islam, the predominant religion of all of central asia, was brought to the region by the arabs in the seventh century. The tajik identity and culture dates back several thousand years, and is very similar to that of afghanistan and iran in terms of language, beliefs, and habits. As far as the political situation is concerned, the french journalist olivier roy has made a career out of writing about central asia and tajikistan. Nearly 47% of tajikistan s gdp comes from immigrant remittances mostly from tajiks working in russian federation. The economic effects of land reform we can distinguish four main effects of land reform in tajikistan. It is the smallest country in the region, though there is much of interest to be found within its borders. Some of tajikistan s most important contacts with iran in the early 1990s were cultural. Perhaps sales would need to merge quickly, and engineering would need to merge more methodically.
Freizer, neoliberal and communal civil society in tajikistan. Disentangling a distinct tajik culture from the uzbek culture around it and from nonsoviet persian culture became the focus of cultural activity during the stalinist period. Integrating cultures after a merger bain brief bain. Tajikistan history and culture save persian tajiks have been in the area now known as tajikistan for more than 3,000 years, and speak an ancient language that is very similar to those of iran and afghanistan. Create internal merger communication strategies that. Fisheries and aquaculture in tajikistan food and agriculture.
The culture of tajikistan has developed over several thousand years. Tajikistan is a landlocked country on the ancient silk road in central asia. More than ninetenths of tajikistan s territory is mountainous. Your focus and your objectives naturally depend on where the deals greatest value lies. Although soviet efforts to secularize society were largely unsuccessful, the postsoviet era has. The local masters began to learn about western art through russia, and internationalization of the tajik culture began in the turn of xixxx centuries. The largest ethnic group in tajikistan is the tajiks, who number an estimated 3. Oct 06, 2014 tajikistan also lies adjacent to pakistan but is separated by the narrow wakhan corridor. Tajikistan overview customs and culture diet and recipes language religion interesting facts. Pyanj and vakhsh merge to form the river amu darya. Continental hot summers 40c cool winters 23c to 40c arid, 100200 millimeters of rain uzbekistan is one of only two a.
It is not to read and uzbekistan much close to tajikistan. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tajikistan. Traditions in tajikistan are a window into the lifestyle, values and aesthetics of the culture, and a great way to get to know tajikistan better. The ancient language of dari, which for many centuriessaid local residents an important part of culture of tajikistan. Even if a culture assessment is performed during due diligence, it is difficult to imagine a joint venture or merger being called off. Tajikistan became an independent nation in 1991 as the result of the dissolution of the former soviet union. The naval postgraduate schools program for culture and conflict studies ccs supports the. His knowledge of central asian culture, history and politics was invaluable. It is possible t o manage this process in a structured way. Archaeologists have dated settlements in the territory of today\s tajikistan date back to the end of the upper paleolithic period, fifteen to twenty thousand years ago. It is also about changing staff expectations and behaviors to ones such as looking for the risks in the environment. Restoration of these cities to tajikistan is one of the goals of the tajiks. Tajikistan and central asias culture wars the diplomat.
Civil war and state reconstruction in tajikistan the web site. However, in a merger, culture is more than making the people from both partners work together smoothly. The country guides to culture allow people from all walks of life to share essential tips with each other about how to navigate our increasingly borderless world with. Library of congress federal research division country profile. In addition, many tajiks live in uzbekistan, kyrgyzstan, afghanistan, and. The role of culture in the merger and acquisition process. For example, tajikistan held an iranian film festival, an exhibition of iranian art, and two exhibits of iranian publications. However, movement of the displaced persons was spread over a lengthy period and seemed an unlikely explanation for the. Proportional to gdp, tajikistan has one of the largest remittance economies in the world. The term predominantly mountainous doesnt do justice to a country where over 90% of the land is upland. On the other hand, a strong culture, with wellordered values, beliefs, and assumptions may hinder efforts at change, especially in a merger or takeover.
Culture is easier to grasp if time is taken to assess it, define the desired future state. Tajik music and dances were an integral part of big life events, and still to this day are performed at weddings and other ceremonies. Tajik, russian used a language of business area code. Cultural information tajikistan centre for intercultural. Separate tajik institutions, organized on the allunion model, labored to use valley dialects, history, and especially archaeology to create a tajik history. Tajikistan is a rich of culture and means nature with culture. Tajikistan country of mountain 93 % of tajikistan is mountain. Tajikistan mountainous, landlocked, sovereign country located in central asia. Tajik culture can be divided into two areas, metropolitan and kuhiston highland. The national sport of tajikistan is gushtigiri, a form of traditional wrestling.
Tajikistan arts and culture in surajkund 2010 duration. Traditional tajik meals begin with sweet dishes such as halwa and tea, and then progress to soups and meat, before finishing with a pilaf. Hence, the culture of this people is rather unique and originates somewhere in extreme antiquity. As they did during the soviet era, educated tajiks define their cultural heritage broadly, laying claim to the rich legacy of the supraethnic culture of central asia and other parts of the islamic world from the eastern mediterranean to india. Unique tajikistan content for tourists, students, business or those interested in our world. The tajiks are descendants of ethnic iranians who were the traditional sedentary people of central asia. The culture of tajikistan includes its social beliefs and customs, religions and festivals, music and dance, literature and arts, and cuisine. The first is the recovery of agricultural production that began in 1998 and brought tajikistans agriculture back to pretransition levels by 2007. The city is located in gisar valley at 2,700 ft above sea level, and has wide treelined streets with plenty of cafes to enjoy coffee or tea with local sweets. A virtual guide to tajikistan, officially the republic of tajikistan, a mountainous, landlocked country in central asia, bordered by afghanistan in south, uzbekistan in west, kyrgyzstan in north, and by china in east. One may like to consult original sources from which readings have been extracted or follow the suggested books and articles, given in footnotes, for a better understanding of the topics. Dari real masterpieces were written in classical tajik literature, folk songs and even scholarly works.
Tajikistans poor business climate, burdensome bureaucratic regulations, and inconsistent administration remain impediments to foreign investment. This fact of nature has given tajikistan a precious advantage over its neighbours, namely some of the most inspiring, highaltitude landscape in the world. The most insightful cultural observers often are outsiders, because cultural givens are not implicit to them. In some cases it can even use the merger to import the acquirees culture into its own organization. Ethnic identity in tajikistan davlatshoev, suhrobsho m.
The country guides to culture allow people from all walks of life to share essential tips with each other about how to navigate our increasingly borderless world with savvy and sensitivity. In doing so, the centers of the old tajik culture samarqand and bukhara, were given to uzbekistan. The reader is advised to refer to table 1 for a thorough synthesis. During the 1980s, the population of tajikistan grew from 3. Tajikistan is the poorest country out of the former soviet states, the poorest country in central asia and one of the worlds poorest, largely owing to. Tajikistan lies in the pamiralay mountain range near turkmenistan, uzbekistan, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, and western china. Since that time, islam has become an integral part of tajik culture.
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