Unknown Tajikistan. The capital of Dushanbe is waiting for guests!

Have you ever visited a state in Central Asia called Tajikistan? Its capital, Dushanbe, is surrounded by green hills and flowering foothills of the mountains. A fabulous panorama opens to the eyes of those who fly here on vacation or at work.

Tajikistan has a rich history. Its capital can be simultaneously characterized as a young and ancient city. Indeed, Dushanbe itself, according to archaeologists, has a history of many thousands of years. But as a capital, he is young. Many excavations were carried out on its territory, as a result of which household items were found that were used by ancient people as early as the 3rd century BC. Now these stone tools, knives, threshers, sickles are in the National Museum of Antiquities.

Over the centuries, Tajikistan, its capital, has experienced different periods. The Great Silk Road once passed here , and huge rich bazaars also gathered. Here they traded not only vegetables, fruits, flax, wheat and barley, but also Chinese silk, English cloth and so on.

Dushanbe has been the capital of Tajikistan since 1924. After that, the buildings of the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Government of the Republic, the Dynamo Stadium and other famous buildings were erected here. It was in the 30s of the 20th century that Dushanbe turned into a beautiful, comfortable and flourishing city. It was here that during the years of the Second World War numerous enterprises of the Urals, Moscow, Ukraine were evacuated . At the same time, tens of thousands of local residents fought with the enemy on all fronts of the war, while giving their lives. Their memory is immortalized in the monuments - Victory Park and Victory Square.

Now the capital concentrates about 40 percent of the total industrial potential of Tajikistan. Dushanbe is a truly cultural and scientific center. Local institutes and laboratories conduct research in the field of zoology, chemistry, seismology, mathematics, botany, physics and so on. In addition, the townspeople spend a lot of time doing sports. There is a large stadium in the city, a sports complex, palaces for hand games and tennis, a pool.

Have you decided to visit Tajikistan? His capital will welcome you cordially and affably. There are four airports, many hotels of any "star". As for the climate, it is sharply continental. And in the summer in the country the average temperature is about 30 degrees, and in winter - plus 2 degrees. The mountains are much colder.

The state language is Tajik. But at the same time, Russian is widely used in business and office work. Approximately 38 percent of the country's population use and understand it. They speak here in Turkmen, Kyrgyz, and Uzbek. The local currency is somoni. You can easily exchange money at a hotel, airport or bank. But using credit cards is a bit tough here. There are few ATMs, but they are in the capital. Speaking about customs restrictions, it is worth remembering that it is strictly forbidden to export or import national currency. As for foreign, then more than 5 thousand dollars to take with you will not work. When exporting gold, it must be declared, and permission must be obtained for rocks, minerals, food and precious stones.

The capital of Tajikistan (photos confirm this) is majestic and stunningly beautiful. But here we must not forget about security. There is a high probability of infection with cholera, wave-like fever, typhoid, diphtheria, hepatitis E and A.