Doing The Shop At Big Mehrgon Market In Dushanbe

Dushanbe recently moved its central market to a new, grand space and the place is impressive. Anything and everything one needs under one, fancy roof. Grab your shopping bags and head in.

Exterior, a bit of a palace.

Found in every market in Central Asia, lots of dried fruits, nuts, and spices.

The new digs are big, looking a little like a movie set version of ancient Rome with the giant columns.

Men are standing by with their blue carts, ready to haul your weekly shop, including someone's big leg of something. Piles and varieties of non bread are plentiful. Grab a disc.

Down home butcher. Organ on cardboard, such a delicacy.