[doo-shahn-buh, -shahm-, dyoo-; Russ. doo-shuhn-bye] 
| a city in and the capital of Tadzhikistan, in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, SW of Tashkent. 493,000. |
[tuh-jik-uh-stan, -stahn, -jee-kuh-, tah-; Russ. tuh-ji-kyi-stahn] | a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 5,112,000; 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe. |
| Du·shan·be (dōō-shām'bə, -shäm'-, -shän'-) The capital of Tajikistan, in the western part of the country south of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is a major industrial and commercial center in a rich agricultural area. Population: 575,000. |
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