- Population
- 13,398
- 13.4K
- Elevation
- -16 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- GYD Heydar Aliyev International Airport70 km
- GBB Gabala International Airport164 km
About Qobustan
Qobustan is a town. Location: Baku City, Azerbaijan. Population: 13,398. Elevation: -16 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Duvannı and Glinyanii Island.
Travel notes for Qobustan
From Wikivoyage
Qobustan is a city in Azerbaijan's Baku Region.
Get in+
From Baku - from the Old Town/Maiden's Tower/sea-front road take the number 120 or 88 bus to 20-Ci saha (Field of 20) bus stop, 0.20 manat; or bus 125 from Maiden's Tower to the end. Then take the 195 bound for Alat and get off in the town of Qobustan, 0.80 manat. Stop at the center of Gobustan village, just past the overhead pass (not at the entrance to the village where the driver may drop you and there are some taxis waiting). The museum is a 3.6 km walk in the opposite direction of the sea towards the hill with many rocks on, no shade, but flat to the entrance, if taking a taxi be sure to haggle for your fare. The Roman graffiti is on a rock in the middle of a road that branches off from the road at the base of the hill with the museum on it. The area around the museum is good for hiking, there are many dormant or extinct mud volcanoes that have been heavily eroded, making for spectacular scenery. The entry price for the park (includes the museum) is: adults 4 manat; children 0.20 manat, students 1 manat, parking 1 manat (Oct 2017). Plus, if you want, 6 manat for an English-speaking guide.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Climate of Qobustan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 7° · Rain 31 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- April (32 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 11° | 18° | 23° | 28° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 20° | 14° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 24 |
How to get to Qobustan
The nearest airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 70 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Xirdalan, 50 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) Baku 70 kmnortheast
- Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 164 kmnorthwest
- Ardabil Airport (ADU) Ardabil 213 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Xirdalan Population: 196.2K 50 kmnortheast
- Sumqayit Population: 427K 60 kmnorth
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 201 kmwest
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 213 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 267 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Qobustan
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Glinyanii Island Island 16 kmS
- Bulla Island Island 22 kmSE
- Duvannı Island 16 kmE
25–60 km19 places
- Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attraction 51 kmNE
- Razvaliny Kechellyar Historic site 49 kmN
- Pirsaat River 25 kmS
- Daşlı Ada Island 57 kmSE
60–100 km17 places
- Pirallahi Island Island 89 kmNE
- Razvaliny Kimchi Historic site 74 kmN
- Razvaliny Angelan Historic site 89 kmN
- Abşeron Milli Parkı Natural site 83 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Duvannı Island, Baku City16 km E
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Glinyanii Island Island, Baku City16 km S
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Bulla Island Island, Baku City22 km SE
Sources & licences
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