K and I moved here from Helsinki in March 2008 for her work. It's been great being here, though I have barely scratched the surface--Dushanbe and Istaravshan are about all I've seen so far.
Somoni monument. Ismoili Somoni was a ruler of the Samanid dynasty, which governed this part of the world during most of the 9th and 10th centuries.
Somoni monument. Ismoili Somoni was a ruler of the Samanid dynasty, which governed this part of the world during most of the 9th and 10th centuries.
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