32 Facts About Dushanbe

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Dushanbe's electricity is primarily hydroelectric, produced by the Nurek Dam, and the aging water system dates from 1932.

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Tajikistan's healthcare system is concentrated in Dushanbe, meaning that the major hospitals of the country are in the city.

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Dushanbe was the location of a large bazaar that operated on Mondays.

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In 1920, the last Emir of Bukhara briefly took refuge in Dushanbe after being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolution.

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Dushanbe was proclaimed the capital of the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as a part of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic in October 1924, and the government started to function formally on 15 March 1925.

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Dushanbe was chosen instead of larger-populated villages in Tajikistan because of its role as a crossroads of Tajikistan for its large market served as a meeting place for much of Tajikistan's population.

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Dushanbe was officially recognized as the capital of the Emirate of Bukhara during its waning days as it served as the last refuge of the last Emir of Bukhara during its conquest by the Soviet Union, possibly another motivating factor for the decision to establish the new ASSR's capital in the village.

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Mikhail Kalitin continued the industrial development of Dushanbe, building the Komsomolskoye Lake and promoting industry in the city.

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Dushanbe became the capital of an independent Tajikistan on 9 September 1991.

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10.

Dushanbe was the mayor of the capital for the longest term of any mayor, 21 years, until 2017.

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11.

In January 2017, Rustam Emomali, current President Emomali Rahmon's son, was appointed Mayor of Dushanbe, a move which is seen by some analysts as a step to reaching the top of the government.

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12.

Dushanbe is situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Varzob and the Kofarnihon.

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Population of Dushanbe grew at a rapid pace following the Soviet invasion of the 1920s, declined during the Tajik Civil War and rising unrest of the 1990s, and resumed its growth after that period.

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Main languages spoken in Dushanbe are the two official languages, Tajik and Russian, along with the widely-spoken minority language Uzbek.

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St Nicholas Cathedral in Dushanbe is a center of worship for the Orthodox community.

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Dushanbe drew up a piece of legislation called "On the construction of the city of Dushanbe" which the city adopted on 27 April 1927.

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Dushanbe implemented a constructivist design in the city, possibly inspired by his meeting with Le Corbusier in Moscow in 1929.

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18.

Some hospitals in Dushanbe include the Mansurov Clinic, the Tajik Railways Hospital, the Shifobakhsh National Medical Center, and the Istiqlol Medical Complex.

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Dushanbe is the capital of tourism of the Economic Cooperation Organization and is served by more than 40 hotels.

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20.

In 2018 and 2019, numerous initiatives, such as Dushanbe becoming a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation, different festivals, legislation promoting the city, an art gallery, and the establishment of the Year of Tourism and Folk Crafts in 2018 all served to promote the tourism industry.

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Culture in Dushanbe, first developed during the period of Bukharan rule, grew under the Soviet Union, which established many of the first cultural institutions of the city.

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22.

Dushanbe was the artistic director of the Lahuti Theatre, director of the Tajik Philharmonic, and first secretary of the Tajik Union of Composers.

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23.

Dushanbe composed the first Tajik opera and many orchestral pieces.

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24.

Dushanbe became the center of Tajik literature in the 1920s with figures such as Sadriddin Ayni, Abolqasem Lahouti, and Payrav Sulaymoni along with new Soviet literature calling for revolution and social equality and Tajik nationalist literature.

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Cinema in Dushanbe started in the 1930s with the creation of film studios and cinemas by the Soviet government, although the first cinema was created in 1927 where residents watched Nibelung by Frits Lang.

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26.

The most popular sports in Dushanbe are sambo, wrestling, judo, karate, taekwondo, artistic gymnastics, weightlifting, archery, shooting, boxing, football, basketball, diving, tennis, chess, Buzkashi, and checkers.

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27.

In 1924, the newspaper Voice of the East, the first Soviet government newspaper was published in Dushanbe and was a forum for much of the poetry and literature of the young republic.

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28.

Charogi Ruz, or Light of Day, was the first private publication in Dushanbe, and advertised itself as the free tribune for youth.

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The first station, in Dushanbe, mainly focused on retransmitted broadcasts from Moscow and radios gradually became more prevalent in the country.

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30.

In 2000, the Sadoi Dushanbe Radio was created, and today that is one of the four programs broadcast in Dushanbe.

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31.

In 2003, Dushanbe hosted the International Forum on Fresh Water which was attended by 50 states and organizations.

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From 20 to 23 June 2018 the High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action 'Water for Sustainable Development' was held in Dushanbe, which discussed the upcoming decade for action with regards to water.

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