Emblem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic The official description of the coat of arms in the text of the Constitution: The emblem was changed in 1992 to the present Tajikistan coat of arms, which uses a design similar to that of the Soviet one. Emblem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic The State Emblem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on March 1, 1937 by the government of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. The emblem is based on the State Emblem of the Soviet Union. It shows symbols of agriculture (cotton and wheat). The red star is prominently featured with a small hammer and
Dushanbe Central Asian capitals, with an average annual rainfall over as moist air is funnelled by the surrounding valley during the winter and spring. Winters are not as cold as further north owing to the shielding of the city by mountains from extremely cold air from Siberia. January 2008 was particularly cold, and the temperature dropped to . Dushanbe is divided into the following districts: The population of Dushanbe: Tajik Air has its head office on the grounds of Dushanbe Airport in Dushanbe. Somon Air has its head office in Dushanbe. The city is served by Dushanbe International Airport which as