The Palace of Unity (;

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: Кохи Ваҳдат/''Kokhi Vahdat''/کاخ وحدت), also referred to as Vahdat Palace (), is a building in

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. Located in the northern part of Dushanbe's main thoroughfare,

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, near Hotel Avesto and the embassy of

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, it is the headquarters of the ruling People's Democratic Party and is also used to host international conferences.

November 2007 bombing

In November 2007, a bomb was left in a plastic bag near a wall outside of the Palace. A 77-year-old man, variously reported to be a janitor, a street sweeper, or a security guard, was the only victim; he was killed at 08:10 on 14 November 2007 when he picked up the plastic bag containing the bomb, causing it to explode. The explosion also blew out many windows at the palace.

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