Dushanbe

American

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

noun

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

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

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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

The scientists were scheduled to review their mission during a news conference in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Monday.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

All of them are described as residents of Vakhdat, a town east of Dushanbe that is home to another of the alleged attackers, Saidakram Rajabalizoda.

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

His name was Saidmurod, and he lived in a remote village west of Dushanbe, in the Karatag Valley.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

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