Open-fronted, tall as a three-storey apartment building and supported by elegant white columns, Rohat is a famous symbol of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. But it is also a survivor and its continued existence is regularly threatened as the city’s building boom advances.
Opened in 1958, the chaikhana (teahouse) looks, and feels, both cinematic and …
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