Is Tskhinvali safe? Georgia travel risk
Is Tskhinvali safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tskhinvali scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Georgia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 13 Mar 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Tskhinvali scores 45/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Georgia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tskhinvali: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and health and medical access (50/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Georgia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Shida Kartli at 42.2257° N, 43.9701° E (elevation 874 m), Tskhinvali lies 88.0 km SE of Tbilisi. Time zone: Asia/Tbilisi.
Shida Kartli
42.2257° N, 43.9701° E
874 m
Asia/Tbilisi
32,699
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Georgia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tskhinvali happened in August (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Georgia travel advice & laws.
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