These 7 destinations highlight region's ancient heritage and breathtaking landscapes, making them must-visit spots Samarkand, ...

In February, Dushanbe authorities published a list of several dozen buildings located along the so-called “protocol highway” – on which President Imomali Rahmon and other senior officials drive to ...

The open-faced two-tiered dining establishment is not ancient – it too went up in Soviet times – but it is designed to mimic something from an earlier period of Tajik history. Many foreign visitors ...

Dushanbe is the capital and the largest city of Tajikistan, a country of rare natural beauty. Meaning “Monday” in Persian, the city is named after its historical Monday market.

At first glance, it doesn’t look like much, just a rectangular meadow in the Pamir foothills of central Tajikistan.But there was a time when this ground reverberated with the thunder of hooves.

DUSHANBE, July 5 (Xinhua) -- In Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, two newly constructed building compounds on Rudaki Avenue stand less than a kilometer apart. These architectural marvels shine ...

Dushanbe (AsiaNews) - Tajikistan's capital city of Dushanbe celebrated a very special anniversary on Jan. 21, that of its founding 93 years ago on this date in 1931.

It will stand in a building given to the Jewish community by a rich banker. The old synagogue was demolished to build the new presidential palace. There is great fear in the country for religious free ...

Rahmon demonstrated a hidden skill when he took control of an excavator to start digging the foundation for the building. The $100 million project will be completed by 2014, Tajik officials told ...

Shiraz is home to some of the country’s most magnificent buildings and sights. Increasingly, it draws more and more foreign and domestic sightseers flocking to this provincial capital. Eram Garden, ...

A 350-kilogram Tajik flag measuring 60 meters by 30 meters, which once flew proudly atop the world’s largest flagpole in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, is now in pieces after strong gusts of ...