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Sep

Irrigation Heritage: Qanats and Old Systems

Beneath the sun-baked fields of Tajikistan lie the traces of another geography—one built not of asphalt and canals, but of tunnels, shafts, and whispers of flowing water. These are the qanats, or karez, ancient irrigation systems that once sustained oases and villages long before Soviet concrete channels drew straight lines across the land. In places
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9

Sep

Mineral Resource Landscape of Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a land of towering mountains and deep valleys, where tectonic processes have sculpted both dramatic landscapes and a wealth of mineral resources. Though the country is small by area, its crust contains a diverse suite of metallic and non-metallic minerals that have drawn scientific and economic attention for more than a century. The
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11

Mar

Geological Framework and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Tajik Depression

The Tajik Depression occupies a central position in southwestern Tajikistan, forming a key segment of the vast Amu Darya–Tajik basin system that stretches across parts of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan. It represents one of the most promising yet underexplored petroleum provinces in Central Asia. The basin’s development reflects the long interaction between Tethyan oceanic closure,
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5

Feb

Geochemical Anomalies and Resource Potential in Western Tajikistan

Western Tajikistan, stretching from the Vakhsh River basin to the foothills of the Gissar Range, forms a transitional zone between the Tajik Depression and the uplifted Pamir-Tien Shan orogens. This area hosts a complex mixture of sedimentary, volcanic, and metamorphic formations that have undergone multiple stages of deformation and hydrothermal alteration. Its geochemical landscape provides
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6

Jan

Magmatic Evolution and Metallogeny of the Pamir Region

The Pamir Mountains form one of Central Asia’s most remarkable tectono-magmatic provinces, bridging the Himalayan and Tien Shan systems. The area records over 100 million years of crustal construction, destruction, and reworking related to the northward advance of the Indian plate and the closure of the Neo-Tethys Ocean. Among its defining geological signatures are extensive
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23

Oct

Structural Evolution and Salt Tectonics of the Tajik Basin, Central Asia

The Tajik Basin, nestled between the Pamir Mountains to the east and the Afghan-Tien Shan ranges to the west, is one of Central Asia’s most complex sedimentary depressions. It records the ongoing convergence between the Indian and Eurasian plates, capturing millions of years of tectonic shortening, folding, and crustal thickening. Its thick Mesozoic–Cenozoic strata preserve
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2

Oct

Erosion in the Vakhsh Valley: How Soil Disappears into Rivers

The Vakhsh flows swift and muddy through its gorges, carrying soil from slopes high above into its depths: a river of dust, rock, and memory. From the ridges of the Pamirs down toward the lowland plains, erosion is never distant; it breathes in every valley, slips through every side stream, and tests every patch of
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19

Sep

Habitat Corridors for Snow Leopards

High above the tree line, where scree slopes fade into cloud and silence, the snow leopard still moves. In Tajikistan, these elusive cats—Panthera uncia—are more than a symbol of wilderness. They are indicators of landscape health, a measure of whether the mountains still connect. Yet even the most agile climber cannot leap across fragmentation. As
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5

Sep

Wind Energy Geographies

In Tajikistan’s broad valleys, where mountain winds carve through the Gissar and Khatlon plains, air is no longer just weather—it’s becoming a resource. Long known for its rivers and hydropower, the country is beginning to rediscover a quieter force: the geography of wind. Turbines are still rare here, silhouettes against a skyline dominated by mountains
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4

Jul

Spatial Patterns of Earthquakes Over a Century

The story of Tajikistan is one of movement—not only of rivers and glaciers, but of the ground itself. Beneath the vast and folded mountains, the Earth never sleeps. Every year, hundreds of tremors ripple through the Gissar, Zarafshan, and Pamir ranges, some too faint to feel, others strong enough to shift rivers, destroy villages, and
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