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Dushanbe

Also known as Stalinabad

Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan, on the Varzob river in the Hisor valley. A market village named after its Monday bazaar, it was chosen as capital of the Tajik ASSR in 1924 and grew rapidly as a planned Soviet city. It was called Stalinabad from 1929 to 1961.

Dushanbe
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dushanbe. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dushanbe
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