Is Salyan safe? Azerbaijan travel risk
Is Salyan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Salyan scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Azerbaijan Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 28 Apr 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 8 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Salyan scores 43/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Azerbaijan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Salyan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (32/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Azerbaijan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Salyan at 39.5961° N, 48.9847° E (elevation -17 m), Salyan lies 112.2 km NE of Baku. Time zone: Asia/Baku.
Salyan
39.5961° N, 48.9847° E
-17 m
Asia/Baku
30,396
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Azerbaijan)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Salyan happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 8 Apr 2026 (99 km away) — USGS details
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