Mǝrdǝkan
Local name: Mərdəkan
Located in Baku City, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 40°29′31″ N 50°08′35″ E
- Population
- 15,267
- 15.3K
- Elevation
- -4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- GYD Heydar Aliyev International Airport8 km
- GBB Gabala International Airport207 km
About Mǝrdǝkan
Mǝrdǝkan is a town. Location: Baku City, Azerbaijan. Population: 15,267. Elevation: -4 m.
Mardakan (Azerbaijani: Mərdəkan, pronounced [mæɾdæˈkɑn]) is a settlement and municipality in Khazar Rayon of Baku, Azerbaijan, located on the coast of the Caspian Sea, with a population of 32,084. It's positioned on the eastern Absheron Peninsula, about 30 km away from downtown Baku, and just 10 km from Heydar Aliyev International Airport, bounded by Shuvalan to the east, Qala to the south, and Shagan to the west. It also borders Bina in the south-west, and Buzovna to the north-west.
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Climate of Mǝrdǝkan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 8° · Rain 37 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (37 mm)
- Driest month
- July (4 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 8° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 37 | 28 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Mǝrdǝkan
The nearest airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Xirdalan, 33 km to the west.
Airports
- Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) Baku 8 kmwest
- Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 207 kmwest
- Turkmenbaşy International Airport (KRW) Turkmenbaşy 248 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Xirdalan Population: 196.2K 33 kmwest
- Sumqayit Population: 427K 42 kmwest
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 254 kmwest
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 262 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 321 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mǝrdǝkan
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Pirallahi Island Island 17 kmE
- Absheron Peninsula Natural site 16 kmW
- Qum Island Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km11 places
- Zhiloy Island Island 43 kmSE
- Tava Adası Island 27 kmSW
- Ostrov Dash Zirya Island 26 kmSW
- Nargin Island Island 29 kmSW
60–100 km19 places
- Razvaliny Kimchi Historic site 85 kmW
- Qarasu Adası Island 90 kmSW
- Glinyanii Island Island 82 kmSW
- Bulla Island Island 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pirallahi Island Island, Baku City17 km E
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Qum Island Island, Baku City23 km SW
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Absheron Peninsula Natural site, Azerbaijan16 km W
Sources & licences
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