Is Rasht safe? Tajikistan travel risk
Is Rasht safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rasht scores 38/100 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.
Rasht scores 38/100 (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 Rasht: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (45/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tajikistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 39.0167° N, 70.3833° E in Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí, Rasht maintains a regional distance of 148.9 km WSW to Dushanbe.
Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhurí
39.0167° N, 70.3833° E
1371 m
Asia/Dushanbe
9,800
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Tajikistan)
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 Tajikistan travel advice & laws.
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