Dushanbe

Capital and largest city of Tajikistan

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Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. As of March 2024, Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad, after Joseph Stalin. Dushanbe is located in the Gissar Valley, bounded by the Gissar Range in the north and east and the Babatag, Aktau, Rangontau and Karatau mountains in the south, and has an elevation of 750–930 m. The city is divided into four districts, all named after Persian historical figures: Ismail Samani, Avicenna, Ferdowsi, and Shah Mansur.

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World Gushtingiri Championships debut in Tajikistan, uniting over 60 nations in historic event In this episode of Focus, we attend the inaugural World Gushtingiri Championships in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 05:00Published on September 6, 2024

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