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Hisor Fortress
A reconstructed arched gateway and 16th-century madrasas on a hill west of Dushanbe, once the seat of the Bukharan emir's governor. The easiest historic detour from the capital.
41 km · about 50 min drive
AsiaTajikistanRepublican Subordination
Vahdat
Republican Subordination, Tajikistan · Asia
About Vahdat
Vahdat sits on the route: 25 minutes from Dushanbe, 41km from Hisor Fortress.
Vahdat is in Republican Subordination, Tajikistan, with about 46,000 people. The nearest town is Dushanbe, about 21 km away.
Vahdat (Tajik: Ваҳдат) is a city in western Tajikistan, on the bank of the Kofarnihon River, 21 km east of Dushanbe. It was previously called Yangi-Bozor (1927–1936), Orjonikidzeobod (1936–1993, after Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze) and Kofarnihon (1993–2006). The current name of Vahdat is a completely new name that wasRead more
introduced in the 2000s as part of an official renaming of the settlement. Its population is estimated at 43,200 for the city proper and 342,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). Vahdat was the focus on international attention in 2019 when a riot occurred in the city's prison, believed to be instigated by members of Islamic State, which led to the deaths of three guards and 29 inmates.
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Within an hour or so of Vahdat: Hisor Fortress (41 km).
Where is Vahdat?
Vahdat is in Republican Subordination, Tajikistan, about 21 km from Dushanbe.
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- Population
- 45,693
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Region
- Republican Subordination
- Timezone
- Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates
- 38.5563, 69.0135
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- 65 kmAnzob Tunnel (Istiqlol Tunnel)A 5 km tunnel under the 3,372 m Anzob Pass linking Dushanbe with northern Tajikistan; once dubbed the 'Tunnel of Death', it has been rebuilt into a key Silk Road shortcut.
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