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Nargin Island

Local name: Nargin adası

Located in Baku City, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 40°17′38″ N 49°55′18″ E

Nargin Island
Photographer: Mosbatho · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
-23 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Badamdar
11 km NW
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
GYD Heydar Aliyev International Airport23 km
GBB Gabala International Airport195 km

About Nargin Island

Nargin Island is an island. Location: Baku City, Azerbaijan.

From Wikipedia

Boyuk Zira (Böyük Zirə), also known as Nargin, is an island located in the Caspian Sea. It is one of the islands of Baku Archipelago located in the Baku bay near Baku city. Nargin Island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Qum Island, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones. Boyuk Zira is the biggest island that separates the Bay of Baku from the sea south of the Absheron Peninsula.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
3.1 km
Area
1.4 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Nargin Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 10° · Rain 36 mm

Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (36 mm)
Driest month
July (3 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 Nargin Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°8°14°19°24°28°28°24°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°8°13°18°21°21°19°14°10°6°
Precipitation (mm)242424221593618293627

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September

How to get to Nargin Island

The nearest airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 23 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Xirdalan, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) Baku 23 kmnortheast
  • Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 195 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Xirdalan Population: 196.2K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Sumqayit Population: 427K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 238 kmwest
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 248 kmwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 305 kmwest

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

Day trips from Nargin Island

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attraction 13 kmNW
  • Tava Adası Island 3 kmE
  • Absheron Peninsula Natural site 19 kmN
  • Ostrov Dash Zirya Island 5 kmE

25–60 km8 places

  • Pirallahi Island Island 39 kmNE
  • Zhiloy Island Island 57 kmE
  • Abşeron Milli Parkı Natural site 38 kmE
  • Razvaliny Kechellyar Historic site 50 kmNW

60–100 km20 places

  • Ostrov Svinoy Island 66 kmSW
  • Adsız Adası Island 68 kmS
  • Razvaliny Kimchi Historic site 78 kmNW
  • Razvaliny Angelan Historic site 97 kmNW

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