Tajikistan — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Tajikistan: capital Dushanbe, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Tajikistan is in Asia. Its capital is Dushanbe.

Climate

Continental to semi-arid; extremely cold winters in the Pamirs with hot summers in lowlands

Mountainous with the Pamir and Alay ranges; valleys and lowlands in the west and north

93% of Tajikistan is mountainous, including the Pamir Mountains.

Tajikistan is home to Ismoil Somoni Peak, the highest point in Central Asia at 7,495 meters.

The Pamir Highway is one of the highest and most remote roads in the world.

875: Samanid Empire flourishes with Bukhara as its capital

1868: Northern Tajikistan annexed by the Russian Empire

1929: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic established

1991: Declares independence from the Soviet Union

1992: Civil war begins, lasting until 1997

1997: Peace agreement ends the civil war