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Dushanbe (Tajik: Душанбе, IPA: [duʃænˈbe]) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means Monday in the Tajik language. It was named this way because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays. As of 2016, Dushanbe had a population of 802,700.
Historically a small village, Dushanbe was made the capital of the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1924. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (Russian: Дюшамбе, Dyushambe), and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad (Tajik: Сталинобод, Stalinobod) which was named after Joseph Stalin.
Dushanbe is divided into the following districts:
- Avicenna (Tajik: Абӯалӣ Ибни Сино, Abūali Ibni Sino; Persian: ابوعلی ابن سینا)
- Ferdowsi (Tajik: Фирдавсӣ, Firdavsi; Persian: فردوسی)
Ismail Samani (Tajik: Исмоили Сомонӣ, Ismoili *Somoni; Persian: اسماعیل سامانی)
- Shah Mansur (Tajik: Шоҳмансур, Shohmansur; Persian: شاه منصور)