The Palace of the Nation ( tg, Қасри Миллат, Qasri Millat; russian: Дворец Нации) is the official residence of the

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. It is located on Shirinshoh Shohtemur Street in central

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...

. The Presidential Palace is surrounded by

Dushanbe Flagpole The Dushanbe Flagpole (russian: Площадь государственного флага; tg, Боғи парчами Тоҷикистон, Boghi parchami Tojikiston) is a free–standing flagpole located in front of the Palace of Nations in D ...

to the north,

Rudaki Rudaki (also spelled Rodaki; fa, رودکی; 858 – 940/41) was a Persian poet, singer and musician, who served as a court poet under the Samanids. He is regarded as the first major poet to write in New Persian. Said to have composed more than ...

Park to the east,

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Monument to the south and Varzob River to the west.

History

The construction of the Palace began in 2000. In early 2006, the

Dushanbe Synagogue The Dushanbe Synagogue (russian: Душанбинская синагога), also known as the Bukharian Synagogue (russian: Бухарская синагога), located in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, was constructed in the 19th century ...

and the local

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(ritual bath),

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butcher, as well as Jewish schools were demolished by the government without compensation to make room for the new palace. After an international outcry, the government announced a reversal and said that would allow the synagogue to be rebuilt at its current site. However, in the final stages of the palace's construction, the government destroyed the entire synagogue, leaving Tajikistan without a synagogue as it was the only one in the country (this resulted in the majority of Tajik

Bukharan Jews Bukharan Jews ( Bukharian: יהודיאני בוכארא/яҳудиёни Бухоро, ''Yahudiyoni Bukhoro''; he, יהודי בוכרה, ''Yehudey Bukhara''), in modern times also called Bukharian Jews ( Bukharian: יהודיאני בוכאר ...

having negative views of the Tajik government).Dushanbe synagogue demolished
26 June 2008
29 June 2008 On the eve of the

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summit in

in August 2008, the palace was completed, with the summit events being partially held under the golden dome with 20-meter columns. An image of the palace is imprinted on the back of a 500

Somoni The somoni ( tg, cомонӣ, ISO 4217 code: TJS; abbreviation:SM) is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 dirams ( tg, дирам). History The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000, replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM& ...

banknote, which is the national currency of Tajikistan. In September 2018, Belarusian President

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian language, Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian language, Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лука� ...

became the first foreign leader to visit the new wooden halls and rooms in the palace. The Old Presidential Palace (former seat of the Council of Ministers of the

Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Resp ...

), located on Rudaki Avneue, was demolished in 2021.

Gallery

File:Secretary Kerry Shakes Hands With Tajikistan President Rahmon at the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (22744838565).jpg, U.S. Secretary of State

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

shaking hands at the Palace in 2015 Narendra Modi inspecting the Guard of Honour, during the Ceremonial Reception, at the Qasr-e-Millat, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on July 13, 2015. The President of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali Rahmon is also seen.jpg, Indian Prime Minister

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament from ...

being welcomed at the Palace in 2015 File:Palace of Nations and the Flagpole, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.JPG, Dushanbe Flagpole to the north Palace of Nations, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (1).jpg, Independence Monument to the south Дворец наций. г. Душанбе, Таджикистан.jpg, The Palace of the Nation as seen from Rudaki Park File:TJS 500 2010 reverse.jpg, 500

somoni The somoni ( tg, cомонӣ, ISO 4217 code: TJS; abbreviation:SM) is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 dirams ( tg, дирам). History The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000, replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM& ...

banknote of 2010, with an image of the Palace File:Dushanbe, Tajikistan - panoramio (19).jpg, Old Presidential Palace on

Rudaki Avenue Rudaki Avenue ( tg, хиёбони Рӯдакӣ, russian: проспект Рудаки) is the main thoroughfare street in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The street is named after Rudaki, the Tajik national poet. The street was known as Len ...

, demolished in 2021

References

External links

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