 In the village, there were more than 500 households and a population of about 8,000 people.By 1826, the town was called "Dushanbe Qurghan" (, "Dushanbe Qurghon", with the suffix "qurƣon" from Turkic "qurğan", meaning "fortress") Russified as "Dyushambe" ().The first map showing Dyushambe was drafted in 1875.