City

Dushanbe

Arche of Somoni on Rudaki square
Nomad's Land

Dushanbe • Tajikistan • 840 m

Dushanbe 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. As of 2014, Dushanbe has a population of 778,500.