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Goygol

Local name: Göygöl

Located in Goygol Rayon, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 40°35′09″ N 46°19′08″ E

Map showing the location of Goygol Goygol
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
19,800
19.8K
Elevation
686 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
GNJ Ganja International Airport17 km
LHL Lachin International Airport78 km

About Goygol

Goygol is a city. Location: Goygol Rayon, Azerbaijan. Population: 19,800. Elevation: 686 m.

From Wikipedia

Goygol (Azerbaijani: Göygöl , German: Helenendorf) (Yelenino in 1931–1938, Khanlar in 1938–2008) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goygol District in northwestern Azerbaijan. It is around 10 km (6 mi) south of Azerbaijan's third-largest city, Ganja. The city of Goygol has a population of 37,200 (est. 2010). The municipality includes the city of Goygol and the village of Qızılqaya.

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At a glance

Built
1819

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Goygol

From Wikivoyage

Göygöl is a town just south of Ganja in Ganja Region of Azerbaijan.

Understand+

Göygöl is famous for its German founders that came here in the hope of a better life. Formerly named Khanlar (Xanlar) and Helenendorf, it was founded by German farmers from Bavarian Swabia. Today, the town remains an old German neighbourhood in excellent conditions. A local museum shows the finds (e.g. bronze weapons, jewels, pottery, etc.) extracted from a large cemetery excavated in 1990.

Get in+

1 Central Bus Station (Göygöl Mərkəzi Avtovağzalı). Buses go forth and back from Ganja's Southern Bus Station, 0.30 manat. There is a toilet behind the bus station, charging 0.20 manat. (updated Oct 2019)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Twin towns and sister cities of Goygol

  • Bolnisi· Georgia

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Population of Goygol over time

Population of Goygol over time
1926 3,899
1939 5,551
1959 11,475
1970 12,703
1979 13,310
1989 15,338
2019 25,758

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Goygol

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 25 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (86 mm)
Driest month
December (17 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 Goygol
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°10°17°21°25°30°29°24°18°12°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°7°11°14°18°17°14°9°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)182537508286463633452517

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Goygol

The nearest airport is Ganja International Airport (GNJ), 17 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ganja, 11 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 17 kmnorth
  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 78 kmsouth
  • Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 121 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 11 kmnorth
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 66 kmeast
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 70 kmeast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 156 kmnorthwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 175 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Goygol

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Church of Saint John Attraction 1 kmN
  • Göygöl Milli Parkı Natural site 25 kmS
  • Razvaliny Akhardzha Historic site 14 kmNW

25–60 km15 places

  • Gora Kyapaz Mountain 26 kmS
  • Qaradağ Mountain 43 kmW
  • Murovdağ Mountain 36 kmSE
  • Turağayçay River 52 kmS

60–100 km21 places

  • Ərdəşəvi River 92 kmS
  • Ghazanchetsots Cathedral Attraction 99 kmS
  • Gandzasar Attraction 61 kmS
  • Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church Attraction 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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