Shamkir
Local name: Şəmkirçay
Located in Gadabay District, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 40°29′31″ N 45°49′31″ E
- Elevation
- 1,287 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- GNJ Ganja International Airport50 km
- LHL Lachin International Airport82 km
About Shamkir
Shamkir is a river. Location: Gadabay District, Azerbaijan.
The Shamkirchay (Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
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At a glance
- Length
- 95 km
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Shamkir
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 34 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- June (98 mm)
- Driest month
- January (22 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) | 4° | 6° | 7° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 11° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -7° | -4° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 3° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 29 | 43 | 64 | 93 | 98 | 64 | 49 | 42 | 51 | 34 | 26 |
How to get to Shamkir
The nearest airport is Ganja International Airport (GNJ), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ganja, 50 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 50 kmnortheast
- Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 82 kmsoutheast
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 127 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 50 kmnortheast
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 109 kmeast
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 113 kmeast
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 139 kmnorthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 157 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shamkir
Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Qaradağ Mountain 14 kmN
- Parisos Historic site 6 kmW
- Sarısu River 16 kmS
25–60 km8 places
- Gora Kyapaz Mountain 47 kmE
- Dadivank Attraction 54 kmSE
- Church of Saint John Attraction 43 kmE
- Handaberd Historic site 40 kmSE
60–100 km15 places
- Murovdağ Mountain 62 kmE
- Ərdəşəvi River 97 kmSE
- Turağayçay River 72 kmSE
- Gandzasar Attraction 77 kmSE
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