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Dushanbe


Largely providing outlets for mobile-phone sellers and pharmacists, the city's original department store has a small selection of souvenirs on the ground and top floors. Water pipes, traditional musical instruments and local and Turkish ceramics compete with Soviet-era medals and Tajik robes for the shopper's eye in a rather grand, pillared interior.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dushanbe attractions

1. Palace of the President

0.15 MILES

This attractive Soviet-style building with a courtyard of fountains is closed to visitors but makes a useful reference point for navigating in the centre…

2. Writers’ Union Building

0.27 MILES

Tajikistan’s Persian past is invoked in the facade of the Writers’ Union Building. Adorned with sculpted-stone figures of Sadruddin Ayni, Omar Khayam,…

3. Rudaki Park

0.3 MILES

Extensive Rudaki Park, with its beautiful canopy of mature trees, offers a series of pathways through flower gardens and alongside lakes and fountains…

4. Gurminj Museum

0.32 MILES

Hidden within a private family compound behind unmarked green gates is a precious collection of antique musical instruments originating from across…

5. Rudaki Statue

0.35 MILES

Beneath an impressive arc of blue mosaic stars, the nation's most revered poet, Rudaki, is honoured here at the heart of the central park named after him…

6. Bayrak

0.36 MILES

Built to commemorate 20 years of independence, the world's second tallest flagpole stands at 165m and is the centrepiece of Dushanbe's central ensemble of…

7. National Museum

0.4 MILES

Tajikistan's national museum is housed in an impressive modern building with an elliptical roof and giant atrium. The collection encompasses three main…

8. Statue of Ismoil Somoni

0.48 MILES

One of Dushanbe’s most impressive modern monuments, this statue celebrates the 10th-century founder of the Samanid dynasty. With an art-deco quality to…