Dushanbe facts for kids
Dushanbe (Tajik: Душанбе, Persian: دوشنبه) is the capital city of Tajikistan. About 562,000 people live in Dushanbe as of 2000. The name is borrowed from the Persian word for "Monday" (du "two" + shamba or shanbe "day", lit. "day two") and refers to the fact that it was a popular "Monday" market place.
Images for kids
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1911 color photograph of the last Emir of Bukhara, Alim Khan
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Districts of Dushanbe before the 2020 expansion Dark Green: Shah Mansur Purple: Ismail Samani Light Green: Avicenna Yellow: Ferdowsi
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Interior of the Boulder Dushanbe teahouse
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Statue of Rudaki
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Statue of Omar Khayyam
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Statue of Lenin
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Statue of Avicenna
See also
In Spanish: Dusambé para niños
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