Is Istaravshan safe? Tajikistan travel risk
Is Istaravshan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Istaravshan scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Tajikistan Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.
Istaravshan scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Tajikistan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Istaravshan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (45/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tajikistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Sughd territory, Istaravshan is established at 39.9108° N, 69.0064° E. It lies 154.0 km S relative to Dushanbe. Time zone observed: Asia/Dushanbe.
Sughd
39.9108° N, 69.0064° E
979 m
Asia/Dushanbe
273,500
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Tajikistan)
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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Istaravshan happened in March, May, June and July (4 of 4 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: M5.8 on 22 Mar 2023 (96 km away) — USGS details
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