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Lake Hajikabul

Located in Hajigabul Rayon, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°59′52″ N 48°55′48″ E

Map showing the location of Lake Hajikabul Lake Hajikabul
Location in Azerbaijan
Elevation
-27 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Qazımǝmmǝd
4.7 km N
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
GYD Heydar Aliyev International Airport109 km
GBB Gabala International Airport136 km

About Lake Hajikabul

Lake Hajikabul is a lake. Location: Hajigabul Rayon, Azerbaijan. Elevation: -27 m.

From Wikipedia

Hajikabul (Azerbaijani: Hacıqabul gölü) is the sixth-largest lake of Azerbaijan. It is located to the south-west of Baku, near Shirvan city, in Hajigabul Rayon, not far from a railway station. The lake's total area is 1,668 ha, maximal length - 6 km, maximal width - 3 km and depth - 5 m. The lake is supplied by waters of the Kura River, with a special channel. The water temperature hesitates between 5 °C and 28,5 °C. Pellucidity of water is between 0,06 and 2,5 m.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Maximum depth
5 m
Length
6 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Hajikabul

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 7° · Rain 32 mm

Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (38 mm)
Driest month
July (5 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 Lake Hajikabul
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°12°18°24°29°33°33°27°21°14°9°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°9°14°19°22°20°18°12°7°3°
Precipitation (mm)2630353727185818383226

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Lake Hajikabul

The nearest airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 109 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Xirdalan, 86 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) Baku 109 kmnortheast
  • Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 136 kmnorthwest
  • Ardabil Airport (ADU) Ardabil 191 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Xirdalan Population: 196.2K 86 kmnortheast
  • Sumqayit Population: 427K 91 kmnortheast
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 166 kmnorthwest
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 180 kmnorthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 231 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lake Hajikabul

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km7 places

  • Qarasu Adası Island 55 kmE
  • Glinyanii Island Island 47 kmE
  • Duvannı Island 56 kmE
  • Podvodnyye Islands Island 51 kmSE

60–100 km26 places

  • Ostrov Svinoy Island 62 kmSE
  • Daşlı Ada Island 79 kmSE
  • Bulla Island Island 61 kmE
  • Adsız Adası Island 67 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

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