Dushanbe (Tajikistan)

LC control no.	n 81008351
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Dushanbe (Tajikistan) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Tajikistan--Dushanbe
Variant(s)	Dushanbe (Tajik S.S.R.) Douchanbé (Tajikistan) Dushchanbe (Tajikistan) Душанбе (Tajikistan) دوشنبه (Tajikistan) Dūshanbah (Tajikistan)
See also	Stalinabad (Tajik S.S.R.) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Beginning date	1961
Associated country	Tajikistan Tajik S.S.R.
Special note	Non-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found in	Regional imperatives in utilization and management ... 1987: p. vii (Dushambe, USSR) CIA The world factbook website, August 12, 2015 (under Tajikistan: capital: Dushanbe; geographic coordinates: 38 33 N, 68 46 E) Wikipedia, August 12, 2015 (Dushanbe (Tajik: Душанбе = Dushanbe) (Persian: دوشنبه = Dūshanbah) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan; Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (Russian: Дюшамбе = Di︠u︡shambe), and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad (Tajik: Сталинобод = Stalinobod); 38°32ʹ12ʺN 68°46ʹ48ʺE) GEOnet names server, August 12, 2015 (Dushanbe (approved); Душанбе (non-roman script); variants: Djuschambe; Dushambe; Dyushambe; Jushambe; Stalinabad; capital of a political entity; Tajikistan, first order administrative division: Dushanbe; 38°33ʹ36ʺN, 068°46ʹ26ʺE (38.56, 68.773889)) The Columbia gazetteer of the world, 1998 (Stalinabad, Tajikistan: see Dushanbe; Dushanbe, city, W. Tajikistan, capital of Tajikistan; 38°33ʹN 68°48ʹE. Formerly called Stalinabad (1929-1961)) The Columbia Lippincott gazetteer of the world, 1952 (Dyushambe, Tadzhik SSR: see Stalinabad; Stalinabad, city, capital of Tadzhik SSR; 38°35ʹN 68°47ʹE. Developed (after 1929) as a new city, on site of old Tadzhik village of Dyushambe) Merriam-Webster's geographical dictionary, 1997 (Dushanbe; until 1929 Dushambe or Dyushambe; from 1929 to 1961 Stalinabad)
Geographic area code	a-ta---