tˈædʒɪk lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi sˈɛntɚz ɪŋklˈuːd ðə sˈɪɾiz ʌv bˈʌkɑːɹɹə ænd sˈæmɑːɹkˌænd, kˈɜːɹəntli ɪn pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ ˌʊzbɛkɪstˈæn bˌʌt wɪð ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi tˈædʒɪk pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ænd bˈɔːlk ænd hˈɛɹæt ɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn.
Tajik literary centres include the cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, currently in present-day Uzbekistan but with a majority Tajik population and Balkh and Herat in Afghanistan.