TAJIKISTAN ~ Ayni Opera & Ballet Theatre ~

... Great postcard nr '5' from world traveller David latest adventureツ... it's showing one of the grand buildings of Dushanbe and the most famous musical theatre of the country... known for its intricate interiors, the Ayni Opera & Ballet Theatre is a theater for ballet, opera and classical music concerts... Tajikistan is one of the least visited countries in Central Asia... with nice matching stamp... Dear David it was a great pleasure thanks to your wonderful postcards to be once more a little part of your amazing journey. ✈ Thanks a million!! (✿ ♥‿♥)

Dushanbe  is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means Monday in the Tajik language. It was so named because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays (as Dushanbe means Monday in Persian language). Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad.

Named for the father of Tajik literature and the first president of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, the Sadriddin Aini State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, or "Opera-Ballet"  is located on Dushanbe’s main street, Rudaki Avenue. Completed in 1942, the theater was originally built as a gift from Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to the people of Tajikistan.

Since 1944, the Theatre has played host to opera performances in both the Russian and Tajik languages.

Stamps:

2X Definitives - Architecture of Dushanbe (Issued 01-03-2016)

 Mobil Communication of Tajikistan
(Issued 16-07-2013)

TAJIKISTAN ~ Zeravshan Mountains-Ajkul Lake ~

...Great start of the week【ツ】...my second card from this unknown landlocked Central Asian Republic came as a surprise and shows more of its beautiful nature ...it is famous for its unique mountain landscapes and lakes...Matthew wrote that there are many apple and apricot orchards in the north and that most of them are dried and sent to Russia...Thanks a million Matthew!!\_(♥‿♥)_/

Photo: M. Lenk
Tajikistan, the smallest country of  Central Asia, is located in its southeast part and nestled between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the north and west, China to the east, and Afghanistan to the south. The capital is Dushanbe.

It is the country of mountains and rivers. In fact, 93% of the territory of Tajikistan is occupied by mountains.

The Zarafshan Range is a mountain range in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, part of the Pamir-Alay mountains. Almost all of the range belongs to the drainage basins of the Zarafshan River. Many peaks rise more than 16,500 feet (5,000 metres), the highest being Chimtorga, at 18,009 ft (5,489 metres).

Stamp:

Copper Pots and Jugs
(Issued 28-03-2008)

TAJIKISTAN

...Yippee!!! my first written and stamped card from Tajikistan...one more off my "wanted" list... Tajikistan is one of the least visited countries in Central Asia...a stunning nature view...beautiful clear lake and impressive mountains on the background...✸✸Big Thanks Matthew✸✸

Photo F. Biermann Tajikistan  is a small landlocked country in Central Asia that borders Afghanistan to the south, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and Uzbekistan to the west and northwest. The ancient Silk Road passed through it.

 It is the country of mountains and rivers. In fact, 93% of the territory of Tajikistan is occupied by mountains which belong to the highest mountains groups of the Pamir and the Tien Shan Mountains with absolute heights varying from 300 m up to 7,495 m.

The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s. In 1929 Tajikistan was made one of the component republics of the Soviet Union, the  Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic and it kept that status until its independence in1991.

Tajikistan is the only former Soviet state with Islam as its official religion. During the course of seven decades of political control, Soviet policy makers were unable to eradicate the Islamic tradition.

Stamps:

Definitives - Dushanbe
(Issued 11-06-2014)