Day tour in Dushanbe

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Day tour in Dushanbe

Monument of  Ismoili  Somoni

The Samanid dynasty   were  a   line  of  Persian  king  spanning  the   ninth   to  the   tenth  centuries .  the   Tajik  nation  is  considered  to have  emerged  in   this  period    President  Rahmon  has  picked the  Samanids   as   a  national  motif.  A huge statue of  Ismoili   Somoni,  the  most  famous  Samanid  king,  stands   in   Dushanbe  opposite  the  parliament.  The highest  peak  in  the Pamirs is  also  called   after  Ismoil,  and  even the  Tajik  currency is  called  somoni.

The  Samanids  are   special  because  they  invigorated   the  Persian world after   a century  of   Arab   domination.  Their  founder,  Saman  Khuda, was a  local  man – from Balkh  in   what  is  now northern  Afghanistan.  The  dynasty  was the  first  in  Central  Asia  to  create  a  strong,  professional   army  rather than   press-ganging   local  farmers   at   time of  war.   They     governed    competently     from  there   seat  at  Bukhara,  and  their  100-year  rule   was  a  time   of   relative  peace   and   commercial  expansion.  Trade  is   all sorts  of  goods  flourished, with  huge  caravans   travelling  to  and   fro  across   the  Muslim   world   and  beyond.  The   slave  trade  in   particular  became  immensely  lucrative,  with  Turkic  captives  taken   of  the  steppes  and   sold as  soldiers.  The  Samanids   rulers  controlled   the  business   tightly,  licensing  slave   dealers  and   collecting  taxes  on  all  sales.

During  this  prosperous  time,  the   great    houses    of   learning  in  Central  Asia flourished,  enriched   by   the   exchange of  ideas,  books  and  scholars   of   the   Arab  world. 

In  1999, in  Dusti   Square   in  the   central  part  of  the  Ismoili   Somoni   administrative   district of Dushanbe, in honor  of   the  1100th  anniversary  of  the   Samanid   state,   the   first   Tajik   state,  the  "Memorial   Complex   of   National   Reconciliation   and   Revival   of  Tajikistan"  and a  monument   to   the   first   emir  of   the  Tajik state  (the Samanid  state) – Ismoili   Somoni  were   erected. The  square   received  a  new  name - "Dusti" square.

The   height   of   the   statue   of   Ismoili   Somoni   is   13   meters, it   is   made   of  bronze. The majestic   /monument   is  decorated   with   a  large  stalactite  arch, on  top  of  which   there  is  a  golden   crown. The   height  of   the   structure   is   43 m   above   ground   level.  Also   built   inside  is  a museum  and  a copy  of   the  Samanid   mausoleum  (9th-10th  centuries   in  Bukhara).  On  both   sides   of   the   monument   to   Ismoili   Somoni   are  bronze   lions -  a   symbol   of   the  stability  of   the  state, a guarantor   of peace   and   national   harmony   in  the   country.  The memorial complex, erected  on Dusti  Square  in   1999 for   the   1100^th  anniversary    of   the   Samanid   state,  was  renamed   the  "Memorial   Complex  of   National   Reconciliation  and   Revival   of  Tajikistan".

National library

The library was founded in January 1933 on the basis of the city library in Stalinabad , the capital of the Tajik SSR.  Library was named after the classic of Tajik-Persian literature Abulkasim Firdausi. The new building of the National Library of Tajikistan was opened on March 20, 2012. The new nine-floor  building is constructed in the form of an open book and meets modern international standards (the length of the building is 167 m, the height is 52 m, the total area is 45 thousand m²). In terms of its size, it is the largest library in the countries of Central Asia. Near the central façade of the building there are 22 busts of famous heroes of the history of the region, figures of science and literature of the Tajik people.

Rudaki park

Rudaki Park, also known as Rudaki Park of Dushanbe, is a prominent public park located in the capital city of Tajikistan, Dushanbe. Named after the famous Persian poet Abu Abdullah Rudaki, who is often regarded as the "father of Persian poetry," the park serves as a cultural and recreational space for both locals and tourists. Visitors to Rudaki Park can enjoy beautifully landscaped gardens, walking paths, playgrounds, and various statues and monuments commemorating notable figures and events in Tajik history. The park is also often used for public events and gatherings, making it a vibrant hub of social activity.  In addition to its natural beauty, the park is situated near several important landmarks, including the National Museum of Tajikistan and the Dushanbe Flagpole, which is one of the tallest flagpoles in the world. Rudaki Park represents an important aspect of Dushanbe's urban landscape and is a popular d-estination for those looking to relax or explore the city's cultural heritage.

Flagpole

The Dushanbe Flagpole is a flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At 165 metres (541 feet), it was the tallest free-standing flagpole in the world from its completion in 2011 until the 2014 erection of the (171m) Jeddah Flagpole.The flagpole flies a 30 m × 60 m (98 ft × 197 ft) Flag of Tajikistan weighing 700 kilograms (1,540 pounds).

The design phase for the flagpole began in July 2009. Fabrication of the pole's sections was completed in Dubai in October 2010. The sections were then shipped to Dushanbe, where construction of the flagpole began on November 24, 2010, Tajikistan's National Flag Day. The final assembly and erection took place during April and May 2011, with the first test flight of the flag of Tajikistan taking place on May 24, 2011.

 

Parlamet building

National Assembly of Tajikistan Tajikistan Parliament Building

This Tajikistan’s parliament building project is located on the eastern side of Somoni Square in Dushanbe. This project is classified as a Category I high-rise building, featuring 5 floors reaching a height of 74.94 meters. Its extensive construction area spans approximately 43,000 square meters. The parliament building comprises a joint conference hall, individual conference halls for the upper and lower houses, and a round table for deliberation, accommodating a total of 1,500 seats. Good place  to take photos

Rohat teahouse

Rohat  teahouse is  located in  the   center  of   the   capital of  Tajikistan  in  Dushanbe – Rudaki  avenue.   Rohat Tea House was built in 1958. The architect of the building is Konstantin Nikolaevich Terletsky.  The engineer of  Beautiful teahouse  Daniil Davidovich Gedlin and the Tajik National Master Mirzorahmat Olimov  with  his students and still  you can go and check there names in  a   rooftop.

Istiqlol  Park  Independence   Tower

Tajikistan Independence and Freedom Tower. The 121-metre monument Tajikistan Independence and Freedom was built to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the country’s independence in 2021. Lower part of the complex is 30 meters - a symbol of the 30th anniversary of state independence, and the upper part is 91 meters, which represents the year of the proclamation of the country's sovereignty and the achievements of Tajikistan during the period of independence.  The total area of ​​the Istiklol symbolic complex is 11,900 square meters, and the area of ​​the facility under construction is 4,761 square meters. The first floor of the architectural object consists of 7 open and spacious exhibition halls, a reception and a 5D cinema hall for 12 seats. On the second floor of the complex, the historical museum of the city of Dushanbe is organized , which consists of a gallery and "Takhti Tojikon", has 15 work rooms, a meeting room and a control room for surveillance cameras .

The museum includes various historical stages, and mainly contains finds that were found during archaeological excavations in the city of Dushanbe. In particular, stone axes dating back to the Stone Age were placed there.

Botanical  garden

The Botanical Garden is located in the Ismail Somoni district of Dushanbe. The area of ​​the garden is 40 hectares. The Botanical Garden was created in Stalinabad in mid- 1933 by Professor B. A. Fedchenko , who headed the botany sector of the Tajik base of the USSR Academy of Sciences (since 1951 the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan ) at that time. At the entrance to the garden, there are tree specimens planted by the first employees of the Institute of Botany in the mid-1930s. After the formation of the Academy of Sciences of the Tajik SSR (1951), greenhouses were built on the territory of the garden in the 1960s for the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Tajik SSR. The botanical garden contains specimens of trees and shrubs from almost all corners of the world, many of which have already been included in the Red Book of Nature.

In 2007, an ethnographic reserve of folk architecture (open air) began to be created on the northern side of the greenhouse. Traditional houses of residents of various parts of Tajikistan and industrial buildings (alouhona, mekhmonhona, baths, butter factories, mills, etc.) were built here.

Antiquity   museum

The museum was created in 1934 on the basis of the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy and Expeditionary Research of the Tajik Base of the USSR Academy of Sciences. At that time, the museum had only 530 exhibits . Over time, the museum's collection was replenished with archaeological and ethnographic finds, including: ceramics , metal, weapons , jewelry , numismatics , manuscripts , sculpture , household items, embroidery , monuments of fine art and culture of the peoples of Tajikistan . A numismatics department was created in the museum, where individual and random finds of coins from various periods of the region's history are collected. The most widely represented collections in the museum's collections are household utensils - bowls, jugs, vessels of various shapes, jewelry made of glass and stone, and fragments of weapons.

 The museum's collection includes unique finds such as the preserved artifact of the "Queen of Sarazm" in Sarazm , Sughd region , near the city of Penjikent  and a twelve-meter figure of Buddha found by archaeologists in 1961 in the town of Ajina-tepa in southern Tajikistan, Khatlon region , near the city of Kurgan-Tyube and other items that have been awarded the status of a nominee for a World Heritage Site by the international organization UNESCO .

 

Gurminj house museum

Gurminj  Zawkibekov  was born in Pamir . From childhood he was distinguished by his talent for music.  He played a number of leading roles of Tajik national heroes. Collector and creator of the Museum of Folk Instruments in Dushanbe , where a large number of different European and Eastern instruments are collected. In the private museum called " Gurminj Museum ", musical concerts, rehearsals, and recording sessions are held.  You  can visit   the   house  museum  where is  live  music  and  archest plays  in musical  instruments.  

Mehrgon bazar souvenirs

" Mehrgon" is a food  and  souvenirs market ( bazaar ) in the city of Dushanbe , commissioned in September 2014. The total area of ​​the market building is about 10 thousand square meters. The building consists of 3 floors . On the first floor, mainly fruits, flatbreads, legumes, meat, chaka, spices and dried fruits are sold. On the second and 3rd floors, there are clothing stores, cafes and service salons, including financial services, communication services. The gates of the building, carved wooden, are decorated inside with white columns with gold plating.

Good   place  to  buy spices souvenirs  and dry fruits.