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Dushanbe

American  
[doo-shahn-buh, -shahm-, dyoo-, doo-shuhn-bye] / duˈʃɑn bə, -ˈʃɑm-, dju-, du ʃʌnˈbjɛ /

noun

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


Dushanbe British  
/ duːˈʃɑːnbɪ /

noun

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

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On the facade of an apartment block in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a giant mosaic depicting cosmonauts and engineers celebrates the scientific triumphs of the Soviet Union.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Shakiba traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for an interview with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

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 Mar. 29, 2024

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 Jul. 1, 2023

On my first week in Dushanbe, I went to see perhaps the pinnacle of the country’s neo-Persianate architecture, the Navruz Palace.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2022

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