Dushanbe
Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, is a beautiful city of stark contrasts between the old and the new. Old Soviet-era buildings stand adjacent to new massive state buildings and monuments, and there always seems to be a tension between the demolition of the old and the construction of the new.- …has about 1,560,000 residents
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palace of Nations and Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Palace of Nations
The Palace of the Nation is the official residence of the President of Tajikistan.
Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre
Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre, formerly known as the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Choryakkoron.
Choryakkoron
Suburb
Choryakkoron is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan. Choryakkoron is situated 5 km northwest of Dushanbe.
Dushanbe
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Latitude
38.5577° or 38° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
68.7797° or 68° 46′ 47″ east
Open location code
8JCCHQ5H+3V
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Uzbek—“Dushanbe” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ዱሻንበ”
- Azerbaijani: “Duşənbə”
- Bengali: “দুশানবে”
- French: “Douchanbé”
- German: “Duschanbe”
- Hausa: “Dushanbe”
- Japanese: “ドゥシャンベ”
- Javanese: “Dushanbe”
- Kazakh: “Душанбе”
- Kirghiz: “Душанбе”
- Malay: “Dushanbe”
- Oromo: “Dushanbe”
- Panjabi: “ਦੁਸ਼ਾਨਬੇ”
- Persian: “دوشنبه”
- Portuguese: “Dushanbe”
- Pushto: “دوشنبه”
- Russian: “Душанбе”
- Somali: “Dushanbe”
- Spanish: “Dushanbe”
- Swahili: “Dushanbe”
- Tajik: “Душанбе”
- Tatar: “Душанбе”
- Uzbek: “Dushanbе”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bekhzod National Museum and Bekhzoda National Museum.
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