Is Galūgāh safe? Iran travel risk
Is Galūgāh safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Galūgāh scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Iran Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 5 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 13 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Galūgāh scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Iran (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Galūgāh: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Iran travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 36.7269° N, 53.8089° E in Māzandarān, Galūgāh features an altitude of 34 m. The settlement is located 245.8 km WSW from Tehran.
Māzandarān
36.7269° N, 53.8089° E
34 m
Asia/Tehran
21,352
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Iran
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 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Galūgāh happened in October and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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