Dushanbe (d
shăn`bə, –shän`–), city (1991 pop. 582,400), capital of Tajikistan, W Tajikistan. It is a major industrial and cultural center in a rich agricultural area. Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby. A leading cotton textile center, Dushanbe also produces silk, textile machinery, electrical appliances, clothing, leather goods, tractor parts, and foodstuffs. There is a rail line to Termez, and air links with Moscow and the capitals of the Central Asian Republics Central Asian Republics, the countries of Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , and Uzbekistan . Constituent republics of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , they all achieved independence in late 1991.
..... Click the link for more information. . The city served as the headquarters for Ibrahim Bek, a Tajik leader who fought the Bolsheviks. From 1929, when the city became the capital of the Tadzhik SSR, to 1961, it was known as Stalinabad. Dushanbe became the capital of independent Tajikistan in 1991. A university and the Tajik Academy of Sciences are in the city.
Dushanbe
shăn`bə, –shän`–), city (1991 pop. 582,400), capital of Tajikistan, W Tajikistan. It is a major industrial and cultural center in a rich agricultural area. Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby. A leading cotton textile center, Dushanbe also produces silk, textile machinery, electrical appliances, clothing, leather goods, tractor parts, and foodstuffs. There is a rail line to Termez, and air links with Moscow and the capitals of the Central Asian Republics Central Asian Republics, the countries of Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , and Uzbekistan . Constituent republics of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , they all achieved independence in late 1991...... Click the link for more information. . The city served as the headquarters for Ibrahim Bek, a Tajik leader who fought the Bolsheviks. From 1929, when the city became the capital of the Tadzhik SSR, to 1961, it was known as Stalinabad. Dushanbe became the capital of independent Tajikistan in 1991. A university and the Tajik Academy of Sciences are in the city.
Dushanbe
formerly (until 1929) Dyushambe (1929–61) StalinabadCity (pop., 2002 est.: 575,900), capital of Tajikistan. It lies on the Varzob River in southwestern Tajikistan. It was built in the Soviet period on the site of three former settlements, the largest of which, Dyushambe, was a part of the khanate of Bukhara; the old city suffered severe damage during the Soviet takeover in 1920. In 1924 it became the capital of the new Tajik Autonomous S.S.R., and rapid industrial and population growth followed. An important transport junction, it accounts for much of the country's industrial output.
Dushanbe
the capital of Tajikistan; a cultural centre. Pop.: 551 000 (2005 est.)
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