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Dushanbe

Tajikistan

Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. As of February 2023, Dushanbe had a population of 1,228,400, 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 Hisar Valley, bounded by the Hisar 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: Ismail Samani, Avicenna, Ferdowsi, and Shah Mansur.

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Things to do in Dushanbe

Dushanbe City Tour & Hissar Fortress · 6 h · from $109 · 4.8/5 (30 reviews)
Hisor Fortress, One-day tour · 5 h · from $155 · 4.3/5 (23 reviews)
Private Full-Day Tour to Iskandarkul · 9 h · from $129 · 4.9/5 (42 reviews)
ISKANDARKUL - Live Legend, One-day tour · 10 h · from $120 · 4.7/5 (22 reviews)
Full-day guided tour to Iskanderkul Lake from Dushanbe · 9 h · from $200 · 5.0/5 (8 reviews)
Private Dushanbe Guided Tour · 6 h · from $80 · 5.0/5 (10 reviews)

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