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Dushanbe

Dushanbe (Душанбе), population 582,400 (1991), is the capital of Tajikistan.

History

The city served as the headquarters for Ibrahim Bek, a Tajik leader who fought the Bolsheviks. From 1929, when the city became the capital of the Tadzhik Soviet Socialist Republic, to 1961, it was known as Stalinabad, after Joseph Stalin. A university and the Tajik Academy of Sciences are in the city.

Economy

Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby. A leading cotton textile center, Dushanbe also produces silk, machinery, electrical appliances, clothing, leather goods, tractor parts, and foodstuffs.

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