City: Dushanbe
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Translating to "Monday" in Tajik, Dushanbe was once a tiny mountain village known for its Monday market. Today that village has become a metropolis, but the Barakat covered market remains one of the most vibrant attractions in the city. Dushanbe's wide, tree-lined avenues are home to a number of monuments and museums, including the Unified Museum and the Museum of Antiquities, as well as a beautiful opera theater and myriad cafes and teahouses where visitors can sample Tajik sweets.
Restaurants in Dushanbe
1. Fan Mountain Travel
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5.0 based on 31 reviews
A young, diversified tour company willing to organize trekking/hiking tours to almost all over in Tajikistan. Bringing you a modern, comfortable, and connected travel experience is one of our highest priorities and that’s why we continuously try to improve your experience when you book anything with us.
2. Ismaili Centre
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By btw2017 - London, United Kingdom
This is a fairly new building. It serves as a prayer hall as well as other services such as early years classes. It is a majestic building and resembles the mountainous Pamir which surrounds Khorog . Must attend the tour as the building will make more sense. ie, The bricks used to build this majestic place came from neighbouring Uzbekistan
3. NOOR ART GALLERY
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4.5 based on 65 reviews
Welcome to Noor Art Gallery located at the Hyatt Regency Dushanbe Hotel. Noor Art Gallery exhibits one of the most distinguished public art collections in Dushanbe. Its displays include the works of Tajikistan's prominent masters such as Farrukh Negmatzade, Eraj Olimov, Bahrom Ismatov, iliyos Mamadzhanov, Maksud Mirmukhamedov, Abdullo Ubaidullaev, Behruz Zabirov and others. Noor Art Gallery also features unique handmade jewelry embellished with semi precious gems, adras/atlas fabrics (ikat fabric), handmade rugs, a great range of national souvenirs and Tajik handicraft products, such as woodcarvings, jewelry boxes, pottery, clothings made from traditional handmade textiles, florentine mosaics and many more. According to a famous saying, art reflects life. So come and visit Noor Art Gallery to learn more about oriental culture and people.
Reviewed By 457dianai - Riga, Latvia
Great family store with unique souvenirs, unique atmosphere and unique taste. Combination of modern and traditional trends, handmade, family run. Great service + they ship to everywhere in the world! Definitely worth visiting, even if just like an art gallery!
4. National Library of Tajikistan
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4.5 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By Azizus - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The National Library is the biggest library in the region having a repository of more than 3 mln books and hundred thousands of e-books and periodicals as well as rare ancient manuscripts.
5. Kokhi Navruz
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4.5 based on 18 reviews
The complex building begun in 2009 and completed in September 2014. From the very beginning the complex – “Kohi Navruz” was planned as the biggest national tea house in Central Asia, but in the process of building it turned into a real museum of national handicrafts of Tajik people. The whole territory of the complex including fountains, summer pavilions and garden – takes more than four hectares. Approximately four thousands of craftsmen from all parts of Tajikistan were involved in the process of building. Generally, the handicrafts of the complex are about forty thousand sq. m., they are: decorative wood carving of colon and ceilings, wall decorations: woodcarving, Florentine mosaic in colored mirrors, painted ceilings. Height of the biggest cupola is forty meters. The complex has seven lifts, including panorama elevator, bowling, billiard, movie theater 3D, night club, shop art gallery and a small national teahouse, but the most breathtaking side of the building is its halls.
Reviewed By Redbackspider
Navruz Palace is a large complex of rotundas, a palace, a cinema, entertainment halls, and meeting rooms. The building is grand and monumentally large with rooms of magnificent chandeliers, parquetry floors, and long columns (including a lapis lazuli column).
6. National Museum of Antiquities
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By carolas936 - Marietta, United States
Dushambe has two museums with historical artifacts: the newer and larger National Museum of Tajikistan (on the north side of Rudaki Park), and the older and smaller National Museum of Antiquities (at the intersection of Istravshan Street and Academics Rajabov Street). NMoT has four floors of exhibits on Tajik geology, flora and fauna as well as artifacts and historical reconstructions. NMoA is the real deal: selected artifacts from Zoroastrian, Buddhist, Hellenistic, Islamic and Pamir cultures are displayed on two floors. The best is the Buddha in Nirvana, a 13 meter statue of Buddha peacefully lying on his right side from the Kushan era (500 AD) excavated from Ajina-Tepe. Also of note is "the princess", a flexed burial with beads and other grave goods from an archaeological site in Sarazm (near Penjikent). Burial markers, ceramics, tapestries, carved ivory and other artifacts illustrate the rich blending of cultures influencing Tajikistan over the ages. The museum is open 9-5 Tues to Saturday, 9-1 Sunday and closed Monday. The admission charge is 50 TJS. Tour guides are available (highly recommended) speaking Tajik, Russian, and English. There is a public toilet in the museum. Cafes and restaurants are available on nearby Rudaki Street.
7. National Museum of Tajikistan
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4.0 based on 202 reviews
STATE INSTITUTION OF THE «NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TAJIKISTAN» UNDER THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN. On July 27, 2011, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan № 675 was issued on the establishment of the State institution of the «National museum of Tajikistan». The museum has a total area of 24,000 sq.m and the exhibit space occupies 22 rooms with a total area of over 15,000 sq. m. The National Museum of Tajikistan is composed of four exhibition departments: Department of Natural History, Department of Ancient and Medieval History, Department of Modern and Contemporary History and Department of Fine and Applied Arts.
Reviewed By Abdul1moeed - Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Really beautiful and gorgeous place. Very informative and interesting place. Near the city centre. With love from Pakistan.
8. Gurminj Museum of Music Instruments
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4.0 based on 29 reviews
Son of Gurminj and leader of a legendary music group "Shams", Ikbol Zavkibekov now runs this museum. Visitors are treated to live performances by famous Tajik musicians.
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