Bible
Society work in Tajikistan
Bible Society of the Republic of Tajikistan
734025 Dushanbe
Ul. Istrafshan d.19
kv.1
Tajikistan
Tel:+(992 372)221-83-62
Fax:+(992 372)221-74-44
email: bot@tjinter.com
Country Data:
| Area: | 143,100 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 6,578,681 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$170 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 98% (2001) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1997): | Sunni Muslim |
80.0%
|
| Shi’í Muslim |
5.0%
|
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| Eastern Orthodox |
1.5%
|
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| Jewish |
0.8%
|
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| Other |
12.7%
|
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| Official Language: | Tajik | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1844 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
||||
| 781 | 1,212 | 1,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taking Bibles over the mountains to the north (June 2007)
Tajikistan 10 years on... (Dec. 2003)
A simple meal, a song and a prayer: a young woman’s journey to faith (Dec. 2003)
Former painter finds light in his darkness (Dec. 2003)
New Bible House in Tajikistan renovated and furnished (June 2001)
