Storage facilities mostly constructed during the Soviet era are available throughout the country usually at defunct industrial sites and former wholesale bases. The exception is Dushanbe where almost all warehouse space is occupied and there has not yet been a push to build new warehouses. It can be difficult to find warehouses directly on railroad spurs. Storage facilities are all in private hands. CoES and the Red Crescent Society maintain their own stores in every district. The commercial stores are generally in good condition. The price of warehousing in Dushanbe (the biggest trade centre in the country) is significantly higher than in other cities and districts.
For information on Tajikistan Storage contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Tajikistan Storage and Milling Company Contact List
Commercial Storage
Commercial storage sector is starting to receive investment as the importation of building materials, food and consumer goods increases. Currently there is a shortage of commercial storage in Dushanbe so construction of new warehouses is likely.
Location |
Owner |
Available for Rent |
Capacity (mt / m² / m³) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
Spitamen |
LLC “Azil” |
Yes |
3600 m2 |
Brick walled warehouse |
Raised siding |
Good |
Sarband |
Agroprom |
Yes |
>10,000 m2 |
Concrete |
Raised siding |
Good |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
Conditions for sharing of storage space depend on the season. Organizations such as WFP, FSD, MCI and AKAH have storage capacities and depending on the volume of the operation might be able to allocate some temporary space to other agencies requiring short term storage.
Location |
Organization |
Sharing Possibility |
Capacity (mt / m² / m³) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
Dushanbe |
WFP |
Yes |
4,400 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Good |
Dushanbe |
FSD |
No |
2,000 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Good |
Khujand |
WFP |
Yes |
2,900 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Good |
Rasht |
MCI |
No |
1,080 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Good |
Dushanbe |
AKAH |
No |
300 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Good |
Khorog |
WFP |
Yes |
297.66 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Good |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
Public Sector Storage
The State Materials Reserve (SMR) both has its own storage capacity and leases from the private sector silo and warehouse space for wheat, wheat flour and other food commodities. It also has storage of petrol and diesel. Most of the SMR storage sites have unused space.
Cold Chain
There are cold storages available that date from Soviet times. Some are still used for importation of frozen foods like fish and chicken by rail or truck. Cold storage chain to hold locally produced fruit for domestic distribution and export is somewhat lacking. In 2013 UNICEF provided funding for importation and installation of some refrigeration units to be used for vaccines by the Ministry of Health.
Location |
Organization / Owner |
Type [1] |
Cooling / Power [2] |
Quantity |
Total Capacity (m³) |
Condition |
Dushanbe |
Sirkombinat |
Cold Room (+ve) |
Unspecified |
8 |
500 |
Operational |
Dushanbe |
LCC Saodat |
Cold Room (+ve) |
Unspecified |
3 |
170 |
Operational |
Khujand |
Sanitary Epidomological Center of Sughd |
Refrigerators |
Unspecified |
2 |
18 |
Operational |
Spitamen |
LLX “Azil” |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
600 m2 |
n/a |
[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative, Refrigerator, Freezer,
[2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other, unspecified