Ishkoshim Range
High mountain range in the Pamirs of eastern Tajikistan, near the border with Afghanistan. Its snowy ridges form part of the dramatic scenery of the region.
Wakhan Valley
Ancient fortresses and hot springs line this isolated valley beside the Afghan border, with the Hindu Kush peaks in view.
Attractive locations
Shakhdara Range
Mountain range in the southern Pamirs of Tajikistan, running along the Shakhdara River valley. Its snowy ridges are seen mostly by trekkers and mountaineers.
Yamchun Fort
A ruined fortress on a rocky ridge above the Panj river, one of the best-known forts of the Wakhan valley. It looks over farmland and across to the mountains of Afghanistan.
Vrang
A village high in the Wakhan valley with a Buddhist stupa and cave remains on a hill above it. Walkers can see the ruins and look across to Afghanistan's Hindu Kush.
Qah-Qaha Fortress
A hilltop fortress ruin in the Wakhan valley, built of stone and clay and overlooking the Panj river. It is one of several ancient forts that guarded the valley route.
Panj River
The river that forms the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, running through the Wakhan valley with villages and fields on both banks. Travellers see Afghan village life across the water.
Airports
Kulob International Airport TJU
It is about 213 km in a straight line from Wakhan Valley.
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-17.0 °C23 mm
- Feb-15.2 °C34 mm
- Mar-10.4 °C39 mm
- Apr-4.6 °C41 mm
- May-0.1 °C19 mm
- Jun3.5 °C9 mm
- Jul6.3 °C10 mm
- Aug5.9 °C6 mm
- Sep2.1 °C7 mm
- Oct-3.0 °C10 mm
- Nov-9.0 °C20 mm
- Dec-14.2 °C18 mm
Driest months: Jun, 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: info@vkd.tj
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: dushanbe@iom.int
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.