Some facts about Dushanbe
Dushanbe (Tajik: Душанбе, Duşanbe) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means Monday in the Tajik language. It was so named because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (Russian: Дюшамбе, Djušambe), and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad (Tajik: Сталинобод, Stalinobod). As of 2014, Dushanbe had a population of 778,500.
More info on Wikipedia
Info about Dushanbe
- Belongs to: Tajikistan
- Population: 680,000
- Latitude: 38.5577
- Longitude: 68.77974