Dushanbe
Capital of Tajikistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan. About 679,400 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Tajikistan in our atlas.
It lies at 38.54° N, 68.78° E, about 767 m (2,516 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dushanbe time zone.
Location
Red dot: Dushanbe. Green dots: other major cities of Tajikistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dushanbe has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (95°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (25°F). Around 318 mm (13 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in TajikistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Vahdat · 20 km
- Bokhtar · 78 km
- Kŭlob · 111 km
- Istaravshan · 154 km
- Khujand · 207 km
- Qayroqqum · 211 km
- Isfara · 238 km
- Konibodom · 242 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1221874 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49755125 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Fc-Istiklol.: Каримов Сиёвуш, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- National Museum of Antiquities 20141007 Tajikistan 1427 crop Dushanbe (16070647428): Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Театр оперы и балета, Душанбе, Таджикистан - 2024: Зинҳор Насрӣ, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Dushanbezoo entrance: Roger Covacs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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