Asia · Central Asia

Tajikistan

Capital · Dushanbe

The Pamir Highway — the second-highest road on earth, through the roof of the world.

🇹🇯Dushanbe
The essentials

Tajikistan at a glance

Capital
Dushanbe
Region
Central Asia
Currency
Somoni (TJS)
Languages
Tajik · Russian
Dialling code
+992
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Tajikistan

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Sep 9Independence Day
Mar 21–24Navruz
VariesEid al-Fitr date varies date varies
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Tajikistan differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Tajikistan channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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