Tajikistan Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Tajikistan Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Tajikistan and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Tajikistan.

Etymology: The Persian suffix "-stan" means "place of" or "country," so the word Tajikistan literally means "Land of the Tajik [people]".

Capital: Dushanbe.

Independence / foundation: Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but in 1929 the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province.

Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between political, regional, and religious factions from 1992 to 1997.

Population: 9 million.

Currency: Tajikistani Somoni (TJS)
1 USD = 10.91 - 10.99 TJS
1 EUR = 11.77 - 11.99 TJS

Time zone: UTC+5

Languages spoken: Tajik (official) 84%, Uzbek 12%, Kyrgyz <1%, Russian <1%, other 2%.

Religions: Muslim 98% (Sunni 95%, Shia 3%) other 2%.

Climate: Mid-latitude continental weather with hot summers and mild winters. Semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $41 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $4,100.

Main airports: Dushanbe International Airport, Khujand International Airport.

World heritage sites in Tajikistan

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 4.

Top world heritage sites:

- Proto-urban Site of Sarazm.
- Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs).
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor.
- Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve.

Interesting facts about Tajikistan

- Tajikstan was located at the heart of the historic Silk Road, the ancient trading route that connected China with Europe and the Middle East.

- A beautiful spot in Tajikstan is the lake of Iskanderkul. It's a mountain lake located at 2,195 m high. The lake's name comes from Alexander the Great and is believed to be where his horse drowned in a battle.

- The Fedchenko Glacier, located in the Pamir Mountains, at 77km is the longest glacier outside of the polar regions.

- Half of the country is above 3,000 meters.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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