Dushanbe

Summary

Dushanbe is a city^[1]. Dushanbe ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,052 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dushanbe was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Dushanbe is located in Tajikistan^[4].
• Dushanbe is in the country of Tajikistan^[5].
• Dushanbe is in the country of Emirate of Bukhara^[6].
• Dushanbe is on the body of water Kofarnihon River^[7].
• Dushanbe is on the body of water Varzob^[8].
• Dushanbe's head of government is recorded as Rustam Emomali^[9].
• Dushanbe's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Dushanbe's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Dushanbe's shares border with is recorded as Rudaki District^[12].
• Dushanbe's shares border with is recorded as Varzob District^[13].
• Dushanbe's shares border with is recorded as Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction^[14].
• Monday is named after Dushanbe^[15].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ganja^[16].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lusaka^[17].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sanaa^[18].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monastir^[19].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klagenfurt am Wörthersee^[20].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahore^[21].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boulder^[22].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mazar-i-Sharif^[23].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reutlingen^[24].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[25].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shiraz^[26].
• Dushanbe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Tajikistan^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Tajikistan^[29], founded in 1991^[30] and Emirate of Bukhara^[6], a state^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1785^[33]. Dushanbe is located in Tajikistan^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Kofarnihon River^[7], a river^[34], in Tajikistan^[35] and Varzob^[8], a river^[36], in Tajikistan^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+948251'}^[38], {'amount': '+5600'}^[39], {'amount': '+376200'}^[40], {'amount': '+233500'}^[41], {'amount': '+82600'}^[42], and {'amount': '+493528'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10] and big city^[11].

History and Context

1700 marks the founding of Dushanbe^[44]. Monday is named after Dushanbe^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dushanbe include Dushanbe International Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Tajikistan^[47].

Why It Matters

Dushanbe ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,052 views/month).^[2] Dushanbe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Dushanbe is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Dushanbe include Dushanbe International Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Tajikistan^[47].