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Detailed explanation-1: -Dushanbe , also spelled Dušanbe, formerly (until 1929) Dyushambe, Diushambe, or (1929–61) Stalinabad, city and capital of Tajikistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its capital and largest city is Dushanbe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dushanbe, also spelled Dušanbe, formerly (until 1929) Dyushambe, Diushambe, or (1929–61) Stalinabad, city and capital of Tajikistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to local academics, the country is 90 percent Muslim, of whom the majority adheres to the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam. Approximately 4 percent of Muslims are Ismaili Shia, the majority of whom reside in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, located in the eastern part of the country.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Pamir plateau, which is around 800 km long, with altitudes ranging from 5-7,000m above sea level, is known as the highest region in Central Asia (a part form Tibet).