Dushanbe

[doo-shahn-buh, -shahm-, dyoo-, doo-shuhn-bye]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Tadzhikistan, in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation in Asia, southwest of Tashkent.

Dushanbe

/ duːˈʃɑːnbɪ /

noun

1. Former name (1929–61): Stalinabad. the capital of Tajikistan; a cultural centre. Pop: 551 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

It is just a few hours' drive south from Dushanbe and he says it has become IS's primary base since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.

From BBC

The prosecutor’s office said that after a criminal investigation was launched, Ashurov, 43, a resident of Dushanbe, fled to Moldova via Turkey “with the aim of going into hiding in EU countries.”

From Washington Times

The jet took off from California, where it had been in storage, and arrived in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, early on Monday.

From BBC

Another hit the town of Vanj, killing one person; the third casualty was reported on a highway between capital Dushanbe and the city of Varzob.

From Reuters

A hundred years ago, Dushanbe was only a village between Kabul and Samarkand.

From New York Times