The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
20th century
1923 - Town of Dushanbe established in the Emirate of Bukhara. 1925 - Town becomes capital of the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. 1929 Town renamed "Stalinabad." Railroad begins operating. 1934 - Tajikistan National Museum established. 1935 - Ura-tepe-Stalinabad road opens. 1946 - Pamir Stadium opens. 1950 - CSKA Pomir Dushanbe football club formed. 1951 - Academy of Sciences of Tajik SSR established. 1955 - Trolleybuses begin operating. 1960 - Zoo opens. 1961 - City named "Dushanbe" again. 1964 - Dushanbe Airport in operation. 1965 - Population: 312,000. 1975 - Palace of Unity and Hotel Tajikistan built. 1979 - Population: 510,000. 1981 - Saodat Teahouse built. 1984 - Goskino Cinema and Concert Hall built. 1985 - Population: 552,000 (estimate). 1987 - Sister city relationship active with Boulder, Colorado, USA. 1990
12–14 February: Dushanbe riots. Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments established. 1992 - Demonstrations against government. 1996 Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev becomes mayor. Dynamo Dushanbe football club formed. Russian-Tajik Slavonic University established. 1997 - Presidential Palace stormed.
21st century
2002 - Curfew lifted. 2003 Academy of Maqâm founded. 2003 Central Asian Games held. 2005 - January: Car explosion. 2007 14 November: Bombing at Palace of Unity. Istiqlol Dushanbe football club formed. Population: 670,168. 2009 - New Dushanbe Synagogue opens. 2011 - Dushanbe Flagpole erected. 2012 - 5 September: Fire in Karvon market, and subsequent protest. 2017 - Population: 823,787 (estimate).
See also Dushanbe history (ru, uk) Other names of Dushanbe History of Tajikistan
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This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia and the Ukrainian Wikipedia.
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