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Agdam

Local name: Ağdam

Located in Aghdam Rayon, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°59′27″ N 46°55′38″ E

Map showing the location of Agdam Agdam
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
37,700
37.7K
Elevation
374 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
LHL Lachin International Airport50 km
GNJ Ganja International Airport98 km

About Agdam

Agdam is a city. Location: Aghdam Rayon, Azerbaijan. Population: 37,700. Elevation: 374 m.

From Wikipedia

Aghdam (Azerbaijani: Ağdam) is a town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies 26 km (16 miles) from Khankendi at the eastern foot of the Karabakh Range, on the outskirts of the Karabakh plain. Before the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, butter, wine and brandy, machine, and silk factories, and an airport and two railway stations functioned there.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
18th century
Official website
aghdam-ih.gov.az

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Agdam

From Wikivoyage

Agdam is a city in Southern Azerbaijan. It was abandoned during the first Nagorno-Karabakh war in the 1990s and long remained a ghost town. In the 2020s, Azerbaijan undertook an ambitious project to rebuild and resettle the city.

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Agdam was completely deserted and left in ruins in the 1990s when Azeris lost the city to Armenian forces during the war which saw the Azeri loss of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan regained control in 2020 and undertook the city's redevelopment, aiming to completely rebuild the city by 2050.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Agdam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 33 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
May (87 mm)
Driest month
December (19 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Agdam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°18°22°26°30°29°24°18°12°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°8°12°16°20°19°15°10°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)202744598767322937523319

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Agdam

The nearest airport is Lachin International Airport (LHL), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Ganja International Airport (GNJ) (98 km). The nearest large city is Yevlakh, 72 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 50 kmwest
  • Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 98 kmnorthwest
  • Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 113 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 72 kmnorth
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 87 kmnorth
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 240 kmnorthwest
  • Sumqayit Population: 427K 242 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Agdam

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God Attraction 25 kmSW
  • Vankasar Church Attraction 10 kmN
  • Tigranakert Historic site 8 kmN
  • We Are Our Mountains Landmark 22 kmSW

25–60 km19 places

  • Böyük Kirs Dağı Mountain 41 kmSW
  • Murovdağ Mountain 50 kmNW
  • Ərdəşəvi River 48 kmSW
  • Turağayçay River 37 kmNW

60–100 km12 places

  • Gora Kyapaz Mountain 64 kmNW
  • Həkəri River 64 kmSW
  • Church of Saint John Attraction 84 kmNW
  • Handaberd Historic site 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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