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Dushanbe
Gharm
Isfara
Khorog
Khudjand
Kofarnihon
Konibodom
Kulob (aka Kulyab)
Murghob
Qurghonteppa
Panjakent
Parkhar
Panj
Shaartuz
Shurab
Tursunzoda
Istaravshan (Urateppa)

Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan, situated on the confluence of two rivers Varzob and Kafernihon, the place was once famous for its market on Mondays, hence it got the name “Dushanbe” that means “Monday” in Tajik/Persian. Although archaeological remnants dating to the 5th century BC have been discovered in the area, there is little to suggest that Dushanbe was more than a small village until around 80 years ago. In 1920, the last Emir of Bukhara briefly took refuge in Dushanbe after being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolution. He fled to Afghanistan after the Red Army conquered the area the next year.

The city was badly damaged as a result of the Civil War in Tajikistan (1992–1997) that sprang up in the nation shortly after its independence. However resurgances in the Tajik economy have transformed Dushanbe into a rapidly growing commercial, cultural and industrial center. Many multi-story apartment and office buildings were constructed and the city was beautified during this period. Monuments and statues commemorating the city's Persian and Iranian past were erected. The surrounding areas are safe, stable and scenically spectacular. Dushanbe is a clean green European style city with broad tree-lined avenues and snowy mountains as a backdrop lending it an air of faded prosperity.

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Dushanbe

KHUJAND

Khujand, also transliterated as Khudzhand, formerly Khodjend or Khodzhent until 1939 and Leninabad until 1992, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Syr Darya River at the mouth of the Fergana Valley. The population of the city is 149,000 (2000 census), down from 160,000 in 1989. It is also the capital of the northernmost province of Tajikistan, now called Sughd.

Dushanbe is an attractive city, especially in the early spring and summer, when the boulevards and trees are in full bloom. The city's many parks and zoological attractions grace the neoclassical architecture of the city.

Khujand