Is Yangiyer safe? Uzbekistan travel risk
Is Yangiyer safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Yangiyer scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Uzbekistan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 26 Jan 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Yangiyer 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 Uzbekistan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Yangiyer: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (55/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Uzbekistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Sirdaryo territory, Yangiyer is established at 40.2667° N, 68.8167° E. It lies 122.5 km NNE relative to Tashkent. Time zone observed: Asia/Tashkent.
Sirdaryo
40.2667° N, 68.8167° E
314 m
Asia/Tashkent
44,200
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Uzbekistan
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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Yangiyer happened in May (2 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 (135 km away) — USGS details
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