Editing Dushanbe (section)

=== Road system ===
The first road in the country, from the early 19th century, was to [[Guzor]], traversed by camels, and made into a modern road by the Soviets. The first bus line was started in 1930 and taxi service began in 1937.<ref name="Dushanbe Encyc-2004f" /> Automobiles are the main form of transportation in the country and in Dushanbe. One major road goes through the mountains from [[Khujand]] to Dushanbe through the [[Anzob Tunnel]], constructed by an Iranian operator.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-05-08|title=Envoy: Iran to complete Tajikistan's independence tunnel by next year|url=https://theiranproject.com/blog/2014/05/08/envoy-iran-to-complete-tajikistans-independence-tunnel-by-next-year/|access-date=2020-08-05|website=The Iran Project}}</ref> A second major road goes east from Dushanbe to [[Khorugh|Khorog]] in the [[Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province]], then to [[Murghab, Tajikistan|Murghab]], and then splits into roads towards China and Kyrgyzstan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2.3 Tajikistan Road Network - Logistics Capacity Assessment - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments|url=https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.3+Tajikistan+Road+Network|access-date=2020-08-05|website=dlca.logcluster.org|archive-date=28 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128122009/https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.3+Tajikistan+Road+Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Many highway and tunnel construction projects are underway or have recently been completed ({{As of|2014|lc=y}}). Major projects include rehabilitation of the Dushanbe – Chanak (Uzbek border), Dushanbe – [[Kulma Pass|Kulma]] (Chinese border), [[Bokhtar]] – [[Nizhny Panj|Nizhny Pyanj]] (Afghan border) highways and construction of tunnels under the mountain passes of [[Anzob Tunnel|Anzob]], [[Shakhristan]], [[Shar-Shar]]<ref>The  {{convert|2.3|km|0|abbr=on}} [http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/2009/09/03/feature-06 Shar-Shar auto tunnel links Tajikistan to China, The 2.3km Shar-Shar car tunnel linking Tajikistan and China opened to traffic on Aug. 30, 2009 Siyavush Mekhtan]</ref> and [[Chormazak]].<ref>[http://news.tj/en/news/chormaghzak-tunnel-renamed-khatlon-tunnel-and-shar-shar-tunnel-renamed-ozodi-tunnel Chormaghzak Tunnel renamed Khatlon Tunnel and Shar-Shar Tunnel renamed Ozodi Tunnel, 12/02/2014 15:49, Payrav Chorshanbiyev] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531131121/http://news.tj/en/news/chormaghzak-tunnel-renamed-khatlon-tunnel-and-shar-shar-tunnel-renamed-ozodi-tunnel|date=31 May 2014}}</ref>