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==Immigration into Tajikistan==
==Immigration into Tajikistan==
==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. The ethnic German population of Tajikistan has also declined due to emigration: having topped at 38,853 in 1979, it has almost vanished since the collapse of the Soviet Union.<ref>"Tajikistan", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan#Demographics, accessed 23 July 2021.</ref>
==Records of      Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of      Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
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Revision as of 16:50, 23 July 2021

Tajikistan Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Tajikistan Background
Local Research Resources

Online Records[edit | edit source]

"Russian" records can contain records for all the regions included in the USSR.

Finding the Town of Origin in Tajikistan[edit | edit source]

If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Tajikistan, see Tajikistan Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.

Tajikistan Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.


Immigration into Tajikistan[edit | edit source]

Emigration From Tajikistan[edit | edit source]

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. The ethnic German population of Tajikistan has also declined due to emigration: having topped at 38,853 in 1979, it has almost vanished since the collapse of the Soviet Union.[1]

Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Tajikistan", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan#Demographics, accessed 23 July 2021.