Is Otar safe? Kazakhstan travel risk
Is Otar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Otar scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Kazakhstan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Otar scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Kazakhstan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Otar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (49/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kazakhstan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 43.5375° N, 75.2089° E in Zhambyl. The settlement is located 892.7 km NNW from Astana.
Zhambyl
43.5375° N, 75.2089° E
Lowland
UTC
4,540
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Kazakhstan)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Kazakhstan travel advice & laws.
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