This is the 3945th most frequent Russian word.
душанбе
"Dушанбе" translates to "Dushanbe," the capital city of Tajikistan.
The word 'Душанбе' in this sentence is used as a proper noun referring to the city.
Душанбе является столицей Таджикистана.
Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan.
Here, the proper noun 'Душанбе' functions as a destination, showing the use of the word to denote a location.
На следующей неделе я планирую поехать в Душанбе.
Next week, I plan to travel to Dushanbe.
In this instance, 'Душанбе' sets the context as the place where the described situation occurs.