Tajikistan

Tajikistan carries a Persianate mountain culture of classical music, embroidery and spring festivals.

Music & dance Textile & dress Crafts Food & cooking Spirituality & rites

Knowledge in this place

Shashmaqom music

Shashmaqom music

Classical six-mode suite blending instrumental and sung Persian poetry.

Chakan embroidery

Chakan embroidery

Symbolic embroidery on dresses and cloth depicting sun, moon and flowers.

Textile & dress

Atlas and adras weaving

Atlas and adras weaving

Hand-dyed ikat silk and silk-cotton fabrics used for traditional dress.

Qurutob cuisine

Qurutob cuisine

National dish of torn flatbread soaked in dried-yoghurt sauce with vegetables.

Nowruz festivities

Nowruz festivities

Spring new-year rites of renewal, with shared meals, fire and cleansing customs.

Spirituality & rites