Sarazm
Archaeological site of one of Central Asia's earliest farming and trading settlements, over 5,000 years old and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Excavated mud-brick walls can be seen.
Penjikent
This town on the old Silk Road holds the ruins of an ancient Sogdian city; it is also the base for visiting the Seven Lakes.
Attractive locations
Ancient Panjakent
The remains of a Sogdian city dating from around the 5th to 8th centuries, with houses, temples and a market area. Wall paintings found here are now mostly in museums.
Seven Lakes (Marguzor)
A chain of seven lakes of different colours strung along a valley in the Zeravshan mountains, linked by a rough road. Visitors walk between the lakes and pass small villages.
Iskanderkul
A mountain lake in the Fann Mountains, ringed by high peaks and fed by a nearby waterfall. Visitors come for walks, quiet scenery and mountain views.
Fann Mountains
A high range in western Tajikistan with glaciers, turquoise lakes and peaks over 5,000 metres. Trekkers use it for multi-day routes, and parts can be reached by road.
Airports
Dushanbe International Airport DYU
It is about 149 km in a straight line from Penjikent.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Tajikistan page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan-1.2 °C34 mm
- Feb0.3 °C49 mm
- Mar6.0 °C60 mm
- Apr11.2 °C56 mm
- May16.7 °C37 mm
- Jun21.8 °C11 mm
- Jul24.3 °C3 mm
- Aug23.0 °C2 mm
- Sep18.1 °C3 mm
- Oct11.5 °C18 mm
- Nov4.9 °C38 mm
- Dec0.1 °C33 mm
Driest months: Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Feb, Mar, Apr.
Costs
Prices here are about 28% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
112. Older numbers still used: fire 01, police 02, ambulance 03 - confirm with your hotel or driver.
local government
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan (police helpline)
Helps with: Tajikistan's interior ministry, which runs the national police. Its contact page lists a helpline and a duty number; no police unit for tourists is shown.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Tajikistan, including visitors, who needs to reach the police.
Phone: +992 37 221-21-21
Email: [email protected]
Address: 734025, J. Ikrami St. 29, Dushanbe
local government
Committee for Tourism Development (tourism hotline)
Helps with: Tajikistan's tourism committee. Its tourism site lists a hotline open 8:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday, with messages taken by text app outside those hours.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Tajikistan or planning a trip there.
Phone: 118-200-200
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tajikistan
Helps with: The UN migration agency's mission in Dushanbe. Contact it about migration matters in Tajikistan.
Who qualifies: Migrants and organisations working on migration. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +992 48 701 0202
Email: [email protected]
Address: 48 Ayni Street, Sozidanie Business Center, Block B, 2nd Floor, 734024 Dushanbe
embassy
Foreign embassies in Tajikistan (official diplomatic list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Tajik foreign ministry links to a Diplomatic List of missions in Tajikistan (2025 edition) as a downloadable file.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy.
local government
Police emergency number 02
Helps with: Reaches the police. UK government travel advice says to dial 102 from a mobile phone, and that emergency services do not speak English.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors.
Phone: 02
local government
Ambulance emergency number 03
Helps with: Reaches the ambulance service. UK government travel advice says to dial 103 from a mobile phone, and that emergency services do not speak English.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors.
Phone: 03
local government
Fire emergency number 01
Helps with: Reaches the fire service. UK government travel advice says to dial 101 from a mobile phone, and that emergency services do not speak English.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors.
Phone: 01
ngo
Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan
Helps with: The ICRC works with the society on first aid, mine risk education and restoring family links. No contact details are given on that page, so use the society's website.
Who qualifies: The page does not say who can use it. The ICRC calls the society its main partner in Tajikistan.