Local time
Sun, 7:00 AM GMT+5Asia/DushanbeCityCapital
Dushanbe
38.56° N, 68.77° E
- Population
- 1,086,244
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 6
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 6 cities of Tajikistan in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Tajikistan, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Dushanbe
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Practical bearings for Dushanbe, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Dushanbe have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name means "Monday" in Persian. It refers to a crossroads where a large bazaar was held on Mondays, or to "du", the second day after Saturday, "shambe".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person