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Karategin

Karategin is the central province of , home to the capital. It is now known as the Rasht Valley.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Dushanbe and Hisor.

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, the capital of , 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.

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is a city in , 15 km west of . It is noted for a historical fortress. It is well worth a short day-trip from Dushanbe.

Karategin

Latitude
38.5667° or 38° 34′ 0″ north
Longitude
70.2333° or 70° 13′ 60″ east
Open location code
8JCGH68M+M8
Wiki­data ID
Q3744761
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Satellite Map

Discover Karategin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Karategin” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Rəşt vadisi”
  • Catalan: “Karatakin”
  • Catalan: “Karatigin”
  • Catalan: “Regió de Subordinació Republicana”
  • Chinese: “哈喇特斤”
  • Chinese: “拉什特谷地”
  • Estonian: “Rašti org”
  • Finnish: “Rashtin laakso”
  • French: “vallée de Racht”
  • French: “Vallée de Racht”
  • German: “Rascht-Tal”
  • Japanese: “カラテギン峡谷”
  • Japanese: “ラシュト渓谷”
  • Persian: “دره رشت”
  • Persian: “قراتکین”
  • Polish: “Karategin”
  • Russian: “Каратегин”
  • Russian: “Рашт”
  • Russian: “Раштская долина”
  • Tajik: “Vodiji Raşt”
  • Tajik: “Бекигарии Қаротегин”
  • Tajik: “Қаротегин”
  • Turkish: “Karategin”
  • Uzbek: “Qorategin”
  • Vietnamese: “Karategin”

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