Unbeknownst to Tajikistan. The capital of the state of Dushanbe is waiting for guests!

Have you ever visited a state in Central Asia, called Tajikistan? Its capital, Dushanbe, is surrounded by green hills and blooming mountains. A fantastic panorama opens to the eyes of those who come here on vacation or at work.

A little about the city

Tajikistan has a rich history. Its capital can be simultaneously characterized both as a young and as an ancient city. After all, Dushanbe itself, according to archeologists, has a history of thousands of years. But as a capital, he is young. A lot of excavations were carried out on its territory, as a result of which objects of everyday life, used by ancient people as early as the 3rd century BC, were found. Now these stone tools, knives, grinders, sickles are in the National Museum of Antiquities.

For centuries, Tajikistan and its capital have experienced different periods. Here once the Great Silk Road passed , and also huge rich bazaars gathered. Here they traded not only vegetables, fruits, flax, wheat and barley, but also Chinese silk, English cloth and so on.

Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan since 1924. After that, the buildings of the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Government of the Republic, the Dinamo Stadium and other famous buildings were erected here. It was in the 30s of the 20th century that Dushanbe turned into a beautiful, comfortable and flourishing city. It was here during the Great Patriotic War that numerous enterprises of the Urals, Moscow, and Ukraine were evacuated . At the same time, tens of thousands of local residents fought the enemy on all fronts of the war, while giving their lives. Their memory is immortalized in the monuments - Victory Park and Victory Square.

Now the capital centers around 40 percent of the total industrial potential of Tajikistan. Dushanbe is a truly cultural and scientific center. Local institutes and laboratories carry out research in the fields of zoology, chemistry, seismology, mathematics, botany, physics, and so on. In addition, the townspeople spend a lot of time doing sports. There is a large stadium in the city, a sports complex, Palaces of hand games and tennis, a swimming pool.

Useful information for tourists

Have you decided to visit Tajikistan? The capital will welcome you cordially and cordially. There are four airports, many hotels of any "star". As for the climate, it is sharply continental. And in the summer in the country the average temperature is about 30 degrees, and in winter - plus 2 degrees. In the mountains it is much colder.

The state language is Tajik. But at the same time, Russian is widely used in business and office work. About 38 percent of the country's population uses it and understands it. They speak here also in Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Uzbek. Local currency is somoni. You will easily exchange money in a hotel, airport or bank. But with the use of credit cards here is tugovato. ATMs are few, but they are in the capital. Speaking about customs restrictions, it is worth remembering that exporting or importing the national currency is strictly prohibited. As for foreign, then more than 5 thousand dollars to take with them will not work. When exporting gold, it needs to be declared, and on the rocks, minerals, food and precious stones - get permission.

The capital of Tajikistan (photos confirm this) is majestic and stunningly beautiful. But we must not forget about security here. There is a high probability of infection with cholera, wave-like fever, typhoid, diphtheria, hepatitis E and A.