Dushanbe

Dushanbe
Dushanbe capital of Tajikistan, from Tajik dushanbe "Monday" (a compound of du "two" + Shanbe "Saturday," lit. "Sabbath;" thus "two days after Saturday"); so called in ref. to a regular Monday market there. Known from 1929-1961 as Stalinabad.

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