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==Immigration into Tajikistan== | ==Immigration into Tajikistan== | ||
Tajiks are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajikistan, and the second-largest in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.<ref name="tajik">"Tajiks", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajiks, accessed 23 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Tajikistan== | ==Emigration From Tajikistan== | ||
*In 1989, '''ethnic Russians''' in Tajikistan made up 7.6% of the population; by 1998 the proportion had reduced to approximately 0.5% following the Tajikistani Civil War which had displaced the majority of ethnic Russians. Following the end of the war, Russian emigration continued. | *In 1989, '''ethnic Russians''' in Tajikistan made up 7.6% of the population; by 1998 the proportion had reduced to approximately 0.5% following the Tajikistani Civil War which had displaced the majority of ethnic Russians. Following the end of the war, Russian emigration continued. |
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