Flights to Dushanbe

• Climate: Warm Summer Continental Climate
• Best Time to Visit: March to May, September, and October

Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means Monday in the Tajik language. It was so named because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays (as Dushanbe means Monday in the Persian language). Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad. As of 2014, Dushanbe had a population of 778,500.

The closest major airport to Dushanbe, Tajikistan is Dushanbe International Airport (DYU / UTDD).

• Driving Distance: 6 miles / 10 km
• Driving Time: 20 Minutes
• Languages: Tajiki followed by Russian being the most widely spoken languages.

• Airport: Dushanbe International Airport
• Road: Bus: Dushanbe Trolleybus System.

For Restaurants and Bars:

• Waitress and Bartender – 10% of the Bill.

For Hotels:

• Room Service: Not Customary
• Housekeeper: Not Customary
• Concierge: Not Customary

Valet Parking:

• Parking or Returning Car: Not Customary

• Fire / Police/ Ambulance: 112
• Airport: +992 474 49 4233 (Dushanbe International Airport)
• Hospital: +992 372 21 3331 (Dushanbe Municipal Emergency Clinic Hospital)

• Falak Festival
• Roof of the world Festival (Bam-i Dunya)
• Didor Film Festival

• Rudaki Park
• Botanical Garden
• Bulunkul Lake

• Ayni Opera & Ballet Theatre
• State Tajikistan Circus
• State Russian Drama Theatre of V.V. Mayakovskiy

• Taj
• Rokhat Teahouse
• Delhi Darbar

• Panjshanbe Market
• Afghan Market
• Armugon

• National Museum of Tajikistan
• Historical Local Lore Museum of Archeology and Fortification
• Noor Art Gallery

• Hummus – Al Sham Restaurant
• Pasta – Segafredo Zanetti Espresso Dushanbe
• Pork – Traktir

• FC Istiklol – Football
• CSKA Pamir Dushanbe – Football
• Barki Tajik Dushanbe – Football

• Imported beer: 12.33 SM
• Taxi: 20.00 SM (base price)
• 3 BHK (Downtown): 6,166.67 SM
• Cheap meal: 21.96 SM           
• Gasoline: 5.66 SM / litre
• 3 course meal: 109.80 SM