Tamara Khanum
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Uzbek dancer of Armenian heritage (1906-1991)
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Tamara Khanum (1906 – 1991) was an Uzbek dancer, notable for being the first Uzbekistani woman to perform publicly and without a veil. Tamara Khanum was a colleague of ill-fated Uzbek dancer Nurkhon. Born Tamara Petrosyan in Margilan, Russian Empire to an Armenian family, she grew up in the Fergana Valley. Khanum showed interest in dance as a child, performing Uzbek folk songs and dances. Khanum's dancing had a profound effect on American writer Langston Hughes <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Fergana
- Place of death
- Tashkent
- Spouse
- Muḣitdin Qoriëqŭbov
- Educated at
- Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
- Employer
- Navoi Theater
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Field of work
- choreography
- Instrument
- voice
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Military rank
- captain
- Image
- Петросян Тамара Артемовна.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1906-03-29
- date of death
- 1991-06-30
- Commons category
- Tamara Khanum
- student
- Arev Baghdasaryan
- ethnic group
- Armenians
- birth name
- Тамара Артёмовна Петросян
- name in native language
- Թամարա Խանում
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