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Dushanbe

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

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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Madina, who runs a shop in the capital Dushanbe with Iranian products, said she had "almost nothing left in stock, except spices".

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Earlier this year I even recommended it to a Tajik high official in Dushanbe as an important forthcoming work that might shed valuable new light on Afghanistan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 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

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

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

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