Highest Major Cities in Tajikistan

Cities in Tajikistan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres31 entries🇹🇯 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 31

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Ishqoshim26,000 people · Gorno-Badakhshan

2,535 m

Khorugh30,500 people · Gorno-Badakhshan

2,089 m

Dalyoni Bolo23,670 people · Sughd

1,453 m

Shahriston22,903 people · Sughd

1,438 m

Istiqlol17,600 people · Sughd

1,196 m

Muchun27,835 people · Sughd

1,173 m

Panjakent35,085 people · Sughd

998 m

Istaravshan273,500 people · Sughd

979 m

Vahdat45,693 people · Republican Subordination

872 m

Isfara274,000 people · Sughd

824 m

Hisor23,978 people · Republican Subordination

800 m

Dushanbe679,400 people · Dushanbe

767 m

Boshkengash23,696 people · Dushanbe

755 m

Tursunzoda37,000 people · Republican Subordination

707 m

Norak18,122 people · Khatlon Province

660 m

Yovon17,471 people · Khatlon Province

654 m

Danghara22,824 people · Khatlon Province

652 m

Kŭlob214,700 people · Khatlon Province

609 m

Chubek19,563 people · Khatlon Province

514 m

Hulbuk21,736 people · Khatlon Province

478 m

Farkhor21,736 people · Khatlon Province

444 m

Vakhsh15,215 people · Khatlon Province

431 m

Bokhtar110,800 people · Khatlon Province

426 m

Buston36,900 people · Sughd

415 m

Zarhalol30,689 people · Khatlon Province

414 m

Konibodom211,100 people · Sughd

409 m

Kolkhozobod18,476 people · Khatlon Province

393 m

Proletar16,441 people · Sughd

382 m

Moskovskiy22,100 people · Khatlon Province

368 m

Qayroqqum49,200 people · Sughd

362 m

Khujand191,000 people · Sughd

340 m

Highlights

Within Tajikistan, Ishqoshim ranks first in 2026 with 2,535 m, followed by Khorugh (2,089 m) and Dalyoni Bolo (1,453 m).

Across 31 entries, values run from 2,535 m (Ishqoshim) to 340 m (Khujand), with a median of 654 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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