City Details: Dushanbe
A few alternate names for Dushanbe are: DYU, Djuschambe, Doesjanbe, Douchanbe, Douchanbé, Dusanbe, Dusanbeo, Duschanbe, Dushambe, Dushanbe
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: Ismail Samani, Avicenna, Ferdowsi, and Shah Mansur.
General Information
- Official Name: Tajikistan
- Common Name: Tajikistan
- Population: 679400
- Timezone: Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates: 38.53575, 68.77905
- Country Code: TJK
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Dushanbe
- 1. Dushanbe Airport (DYU), distance from city center: 4.08 km
- 2. Qurghonteppa International Airport (KQT), distance from city center: 74.80 km
- 3. Kulob Airport (TJU), distance from city center: 108.31 km
Location of Dushanbe
Country Details
- Country: Tajikistan
- Official Name: Republic of Tajikistan
- Capital: Dushanbe
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Central Asia
- Population: 9,537,642
- Area: 143,100 km²
- Languages: Russian, Tajik
- Currency: Tajikistani somoni (ЅМ)
- Timezones: UTC+05:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- China
- Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan
Museums in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Музей музыкальных инструментов Гурминджа Завкибекова
Shota Rustaveli Street 37/1, 740000 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38.5759° N, 68.7957° E
Hours: 24/7
Осорхона
Academician Rajabovs Str. 7, 734000 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38.5664° N, 68.7906° E
National Museum
Ayni Street 31, 734000 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38.5633° N, 68.7991° E
Зоологический музей ИЗИПа
РҶ049, 734000 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38.5325° N, 68.8228° E
Геологический музей Таджикистана
Academic Akobir Adhamov street, 734000 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38.5720° N, 68.8003° E