- Dushanbe
- Buston
- Panjakent
- Bokhtar
- Isfara
- Kŭlob
- Tursunzoda
- Dushanbe Synagogue
The Dushanbe Synagogue (Russian: Душанбинская синагога), also known as the Bukharian Synagogue (Бухарская синагога), was a former Bukharian Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Constructed in the 19th century in one of the two Jewish
- Mausoleum of Amir Khamza Khasti Podshoh
The Mausoleum of Amir Khamza Khasti Podshoh (Tajik: Мақбараи Ҳазрати Шоҳ, romanized: Maqbarai Hazrati Shoh) is located in the Sughd province of northern Tajikistan.
- Kulob District
Kulob District or Nohiya-i Kulob (Russian: Кулябский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯлоб, romanized: Nohiya‘i Kûlob/Nohijaji Kūloʙ) is a former district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital was Kulob. Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Kulob.
- Kushoniyon District
Kushoniyon District (Russian: Район Кушониён/Кушониёнский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён, before 2018: Bokhtar District) is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, surrounding the regional capital Qurghonteppa (Bokhtar). Its administrative capital is the town of Ismoili Somoni (
- Buston, Sughd
Buston (Tajik: Бӯстон; Persian: بوستان; Russian: Бустон, formerly Chkalovsk or Chkalov) is a town in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Sughd Region, between the cities of Khujand and Ghafurov. Buston is a city of regional subordination, and is not part of a district. The popu
- Penjikent murals
The murals of Penjikent are among the most famous murals of the pre-Islamic period in Panjakent, ancient Sogdiana, in Tajikistan. Numerous murals were recovered from the site, and many of them are now on display in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, and in the National Mus
- 1990 Dushanbe riots
The 1990 Dushanbe riots marked a period of heightened civil disobedience and inter-ethnic violence in Dushanbe, the capital city of the Tajik SSR of the Soviet Union. Existing tensions over lacking economic and political reforms were exacerbated by the arrival of Armenian refugee
- Ajinateppa
Ajinateppa (Tajik: Аҷинатеппа, romanized: Ajinateppa, Russian: Аджина-Тепе; ) is a Buddhist monastery cluster located 12 kilometers east of the city of Bokhtar, Tajikistan. Buddhism in Tokharistan is said to have enjoyed a revival under the Western Turks. Several monasteries date
- Historical Museum of Sughd
The Historical Museum of Sughd (Tajik: Осорхонаи таърихии вилояти Суғд) is a regional history museum in Khujand, the second-largest city in Tajikistan and the capital of the country's northernmost province, Sughd. The museum has been built within the Khujand Fortress, overlooking
- Rudaki Republican Museum of Regional History, Panjakent
The Rudaki Republican Museum of Regional History (Tajik: Осорхонаи ҷумҳуриявии таърихӣ-кишваршиносии ба номи Рӯдакӣ, Russian: Республиканский историко-краеведческий музей имени Рудаки), known colloquially as the Rudaki Museum, in Panjakent in western Tajikistan is a museum named
- Imam Abu Hanifa Cathedral Mosque
The Central Mosque of Dushanbe, officially the Imam Abu Hanifa Cathedral Mosque of Dushanbe (Tajik: Масчиди чомеи ба номи Имом Абуханифа шахри Душанбе), is a congregational mosque on the northern outskirts of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is the largest religious building built in Taj
- Sheikh Muslihiddin Mosque and Mausoleum
Sheikh Muslihiddin Mosque and Mausoleum (Tajik: Масҷиди Шайх Муслиҳиддин) is a grand memorial complex located in the city of Khujand, Tajikistan, built on the resting place for Muslihiddin Khudjandi a ruler of the city. The original building was built in the 12th century but this
- Sarazm Important Bird Area
The Sarazm Important Bird Area (Chinese: 萨拉子目重点鸟区) is a 43 km2 tract of land in south-western Sughd Province, in northwestern Tajikistan, not far from the border with Uzbekistan. It lies on the left bank of the Zeravshan River and overlaps the Zeravshansky Zakaznik (nature reser
- Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments
The Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments (Russian: Музей музыкальных инструментов имени Гурминджа Завкибекова, romanized: Muzey muzykalʹnykh instrumentov imeni Gurmindzha Zavkibekova; Tajik: Осорхонаи асбобҳои мусиқии ба номи Гурминҷ Завқибеков, romanized: Osorkhonai asbobhoi mu
- Battle of Jaxartes
The Battle of Jaxartes was fought in 329 BC by Alexander the Great and his Hellenic (Greek) army against the Saka at the River Jaxartes, now known as the Syr Darya River. The site of the battle straddles the modern borders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, ju
- Hoji Yaqub Mosque
The Hoji Yaqub Mosque (Tajik: Масҷиди Ҳоҷӣ Яъқуб; Russian: Мечеть Ходжи Якуба), commonly referred to as the Madrasa (Tajik: Мадраса), is a historical congregational mosque and Islamic center in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The mosque is named in honor of Hoji Yaqub, a pro
- Arbob Cultural Palace, Khujand
The Arbob Cultural Palace is a building in Khujand, Tajikistan, the former headquarters of a Soviet collective farm, built in the 1950s and modelled on the winter gardens of Peterhof, St Petersburg.
- Palace of Unity
The Palace of Unity (Russian: Дворец Единства, romanized: Dvorets Edinstva; Tajik: Кохи Ваҳдат/Kokhi Vahdat/کاخ وحدت), also referred to as Vahdat Palace (Russian: Кохи Вахдат, romanized: Kokhi Vakhdat), is a building in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Located in the northern part of Dushan
- Dushanbe Zoo
Dushanbe Zoo or Dushanbe Zoological Park (Russian: Душанбинский зоопарк, romanized: Dushanbinskiy zoopark; Tajik: Боғи Ҳайвоноти Душанбе, romanized: Boği Hayvonoti Dushanbe) was founded in 1960 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The zoo is located in the center of the city on the Luchob ri
- Tajikistan National Museum
The National Museum of Tajikistan (Russian: Национальный музей Таджикистана, romanized: Natsionalnyy muzey Tadzhikistana; Tajik: Осорхонаи миллии Тоҷикистон, romanized: Osorkhonai Millii Tojikiston) is a museum in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan.
- Victory Park, Dushanbe
Victory Park (Tajik: Боғи Ғалаба, romanized: Boği Ğalaba; Russian: Парк Победы, romanized: Park Pobedy) is a park in honor of the Great Patriotic War located in the mountainous part of Dushanbe in Tajikistan. The park was completed in 1985.
- St. Nicholas Cathedral (Dushanbe)
St. Nicholas Cathedral (Russian: Свято-Николаевский собор, romanized: Svyato-Nikolayevskiy sobor) is a Russian Orthodox church in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is the Cathedral church of the Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Dushanbe and Tajikistan.
- Tajik Academy of Sciences
Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan incorporates 20 research institutes and three territorial groupings: the Pamir Branch in the eastern part of the country (with 2 institutes), the Khujand Scientific Center in the north, and the Khatlon Scientific Center in the sou
- Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre
Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre, formerly known as the Tajik Musical Theatre, is a historic Soviet-era building and musical theatre in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The building was named after Tajik poet Sadriddin Ayni. Official website (in Russian) Aini Opera and Ballet Theatre tourism p
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