Tallest flagpole in the world

Dushanbe

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August 29th 2015
So, part of our assignment is to also do a couple of presentations on Taikistan when we return home. I am hoping the blog will help fulfill this for me. 😊 We are now in the Capital of Tajikistan. It is a very beautiful city, clean with quite a few parks throughout. Many of the buildings have been restored. I am just going to post pics from today's walk. And a few from the market at Kurgon ... read more

Asia » Tajikistan » Dushanbe

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The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik control of the area was fiercely contested and not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan beca... ... read more