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The '''Tajik''' people are an ethnic group of [[Central Asia]]. They speak the [[Dari]] dialect of [[Farsi]] (i.e., Persian) and are almost exclusively Muslim, mostly Sunni but with some Shia.
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The '''Tajik''' people are an ethnic group of [[Central Asia]]. They are the largest ethnic group in Tajikistan, a former [[Soviet Republic]], and the second largest in Afghanistan (next to the [[Pashtun]]) and Uzbekistan (next to the [[Uzbek]]s). The term ''Tajik'' also refers to the language spoken by Tajiks. Originally a dialect of [[Farsi]], the Tajik spoken in Tajikistan is now often considered a separate language (забони тоҷикӣ or زبان تاجیکی), due to the influence of [[Russian]] and the [[cyrillic alphabet]] and, to a lesser extent, neighbouring [[Turkic language]]s. Tajiks are almost exclusively [[Muslim]], mostly [[Sunni]] but with some [[Shia]].


They are the second largest ethnic group in [[Afghanistan]], next to the [[Pashtun]], and are the dominant group of [[Tajikistan]]. One of their strongholds in Afghanistan is in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul; [[Ahmad Shah Massoud]], the Afghan resistance leader, was called the Lion of the Panshjir. Tajiks also live in China.
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The Tajik people are an ethnic group of Central Asia. They are the largest ethnic group in Tajikistan, a former Soviet Republic, and the second largest in Afghanistan (next to the Pashtun) and Uzbekistan (next to the Uzbeks). The term Tajik also refers to the language spoken by Tajiks. Originally a dialect of Farsi, the Tajik spoken in Tajikistan is now often considered a separate language (забони тоҷикӣ or زبان تاجیکی), due to the influence of Russian and the cyrillic alphabet and, to a lesser extent, neighbouring Turkic languages. Tajiks are almost exclusively Muslim, mostly Sunni but with some Shia.

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