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A view of Dushanbe, Tajikistan
View from a hill

Dushanbe (Tajik: Душанбе, Persian: دوشنبه) is the capital city of Tajikistan. About 562,000 people live in Dushnabe 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

  • Somoni monument

    Monument of Amir Ismail Samani.

  • Dushanbe Theater

    Puppet theatre

  • Donishgohi Davlatii Millii Tojikiston

    Tajik State National University.

  • Trolley-Bus-Tajikistan

    Trolleybus Rudaki Prospekt, Dushanbe

  • Dushanbe districts

    Districts of Dushanbe

  • Dushanbe Vahdat Palace

    The Palace of Unity (Vahdat Palace).


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