Is Paldorak safe? Tajikistan travel risk
Is Paldorak safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Paldorak 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.
Paldorak 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 Paldorak: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (45/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Sughd at 40.4833° N, 69.3000° E, Paldorak lies 221.0 km S of Dushanbe. Time zone: UTC.
Sughd
40.4833° N, 69.3000° E
Lowland
UTC
20,837
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Paldorak happened in May and June (4 of 5 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 (132 km away) — USGS details
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