Editing Dushanbe (section)

=== Religion ===
Islam was introduced to Dushanbe in the eighth century<ref name="Dushanbe Encyc-2004k" /> and today, the majority of the city follows [[Sunni Islam]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stephan|first=Manja|date=December 2010|title=Education, youth and Islam: the growing popularity of private religious lessons in Dushanbe, Tajikistan|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02634937.2010.538283|journal=Central Asian Survey|volume=29|issue=4|pages=469–483|doi=10.1080/02634937.2010.538283|s2cid=143808874|issn=0263-4937}}</ref> There is a small [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] community of 120 in the city at [[St Joseph Church, Dushanbe|St Joseph Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=AsiaNews.it|title=In Dushanbe, the 'little' Catholic community in a 'great' Easter celebration|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/In-Dushanbe,-the-%27little%27-Catholic-community-in-a-%E2%80%98great%27-Easter-celebration-43572.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=www.asianews.it}}</ref> There are around 350 [[Jews in Tajikistan]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of the Tajikistan Jewish Community|url=http://jewseurasia.org/page275|access-date=2020-09-28|website=jewseurasia.org}}</ref> whose [[Dushanbe Synagogue|synagogue]] was destroyed in 2006<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilensky-Lanford|first=Ethan|date=2006-03-28|title=As a Synagogue Comes Down, a Culture Disappears, Too|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/28/world/asia/as-a-synagogue-comes-down-a-culture-disappears-too.html|access-date=2020-09-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> but was replaced in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=AsiaNews.it|title=New synagogue of Dushanbe to open soon|url=http://asianews.it/news-en/New-synagogue-of-Dushanbe-to-open-soon-14856.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=asianews.it}}</ref>

On September 9, 2009, Mayor [[Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev|Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev]] endorsed the [[Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation|Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]]'s plan to recognize Dushanbe as the 2010 capital of [[Islamic culture]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dushanbe proclaimed Capital of Islamic Culture for Asian Region in 2010 {{!}} Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus|url=https://www.asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/power/20090910/dushanbe-proclaimed-capital-islamic-culture-asian-region-2010#:~:text=Dushanbe%20proclaimed%20Capital%20of%20Islamic%20Culture%20for%20Asian%20Region%20in%202010,-17:45,%20september&text=ISESCO%20is%20one%20of%20the,headquarters%20are%20in%20Rabat,%20Morocco.|access-date=2020-10-10|website=www.asiaplustj.info}}</ref> In October 2009, President [[Emomali Rahmon]] launched the construction of a new central mosque in Dushanbe built at the expense of [[Qatar]]i investors. It will replace the existing Haji Yakub Mosque and should become the largest in Central Asia. Construction began in 2011 with an original opening date in 2014; however in February 2021, its revised opening date was delayed.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Central Asia's Largest Mosque To Be Built in Dushanbe|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/central_asia_largest_mosque_in_dushanbe/24354702.html|access-date=2020-10-10|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=10 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Official opening of Dushanbe's {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Cental}} Cathedral Mosque suspended due to coronavirus pandemic, says Tajik official {{!}} Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus|url=https://asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/society/20210210/official-opening-of-dushanbes-cental-cathedral-mosque-suspended-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-says-tajik-official|access-date=2021-06-20|website=asiaplustj.info}}</ref>

The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] is another religious group in the city. [[St. Nicholas Cathedral (Dushanbe)|St. Nicholas Cathedral]] in Dushanbe is a center of worship for the Orthodox community.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-01|title=Tajikistan: The Life of the smallest Orthodox community in Central Asia|url=https://cabar.asia/en/tajikistan-the-life-of-the-smallest-orthodox-community-in-central-asia|access-date=2020-10-10|website=CABAR.asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Душанбинская епархия / Организации / Патриархия.ru|url=http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/1589299.html|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Патриархия.ru|language=ru}}</ref><gallery mode="nolines" widths="240" heights="240" class="center" caption="Religious buildings in Dushanbe">
File:Grand Masjid Imam Tirmizi, Dushanbe (9).jpg|Mosque in Dushanbe
File:Свято-Никольский собор (Душанбе) 3.JPG|Cathedral in Dushanbe
File:Dushanbe Synagogue Entrance.jpg|Synagogue in Dushanbe
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