Why go
- Capital and largest city of Tajikistan.
- Served by Bokhtar International Airport (KQT).
History
Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. As of February 2023, Dushanbe had a population of 1,228,400, with this population being largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad, after Joseph Stalin. Dushanbe is located in the Hisar Valley, bounded by the Hisar Range in the north and east and the Babatag, Aktau, Rangontau and Karatau mountains in the south, and has an elevation of 750–930 m. The city is divided into four districts: Ismail Samani, Avicenna, Ferdowsi, and Shah Mansur.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 14 airlines, 30 direct destinations
- Salzburg arrows SZ (737) · 13 routes: Alma-ata, Dubai, Frankfurt, Irkutsk, Istanbul, Kazan, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Orenburg, St. Petersburg, Urumqi, Yekaterinburg
- Tajik Air 7J (735, 757-200, MA6) · 13 routes: Alma-ata, Bishkek, Delhi, Istanbul, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Sharjah, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Surgut, Tehran, Urumqi, Yekaterinburg
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 12 routes: Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Mineralnye Vody, Nizhnekamsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov, Samara, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700) · 2 routes: Irkutsk, Krasnodar
- Iran Aseman Airlines EP (Fokker 100) · 2 routes: Mashhad, Tehran
- S7 Airlines S7 (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320) · 1 route: St. Petersburg
- Air Astana KC (A320, 757) · 1 route: Alma-ata
- China Southern Airlines CZ (757-200) · 1 route: Urumqi
- Cyprus Turkish Airlines YK (146) · 1 route: Bishkek
- Fly Dubai FZ (737-800) · 1 route: Dubai
- Isles of Scilly Skybus Isles of Scilly Skybus (CRJ-200) · 1 route: Omsk
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (737-800) · 1 route: Krasnoyarsk
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 4 direct destinations
- Japan Asia Airways EG (A320) · 4 routes: Chimkent, Dzhambul, Novosibirsk, Orenburg
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bokhtar International Airport (KQT); 5 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: DYU has direct flights to 30 destinations on 14 airlines (incl. St. Petersburg, Alma-ata, Istanbul, Krasnoyarsk, Urumqi…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.