Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in 12 days: from Khujand to Khiva
Tashkent → Khujand → Dushanbe → Penjikent → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Samarkand → Bukhara → Khiva → Urgench
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The capital · Tajikistan
Dushanbe travel guide
Tree-lined avenues, grand monuments and the start of the Pamir road.
Dushanbe grew from a village with a Monday market (dushanbe means "Monday") into Tajikistan’s capital in the 20th century. Today it is a city of wide avenues, plane trees and new monumental buildings.
It is the starting point for the Pamir Highway and a good base for the Hisor fortress and the Varzob valley.
- Time needed
- 1–2 days
- Best time
- April–June and September–October
- Getting there
- International flights to Dushanbe. Khujand is about 5 hours north through the mountains; Penjikent about 4–5 hours.
Don’t miss
What to see in Dushanbe
- 01
Rudaki Avenue
The main boulevard, named after the Persian poet.
- 02
National Museum of Tajikistan
From Sogdian murals to a reclining Buddha.
- 03
Navruz Palace
A lavishly decorated ceremonial palace.
- 04
Hisor fortress
A restored fortress gate and madrasah west of the city.
- 05
Mehrgon market
A modern covered bazaar full of fruit and nuts.
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