- Population
- 470,900
- 470.9K
- Elevation
- 880 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Places inside
- 9
- listed under Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
- Airports
- NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport4 km
- LHL Lachin International Airport110 km
About Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is a region. Location: Azerbaijan. Population: 470,900. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (4 km).
Travel notes for Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
From Wikivoyage
Nakhchivan is an exclave of Azerbaijan, which borders Turkey to the northwest, Armenia to the north and east, and Iran to the south.
Understand+
Nakhchivan is separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by Armenia, with which Azerbaijan is still at war. The region is not a major tourist destination.
The Tourist information Centre, in the brown domed building (historically a madrasa) opposite the Tabriz Hotel, can offer advice on what to see and gives free guides and maps. The helpful staff can speak Azeri, Russian, and English.
Get in+
By plane:
The best way to get to Nakhchivan is to fly to Nakhchivan International Airport NAJ IATA. Azal operates a shuttle service, heavily subsidized by the Azeri government.
Airfare prices are different for foreigners than for Azeris. You can book a flight on the AZAL (Azerbaijan Airlines) website in English, azal.az, by using your credit card. Flights are sold online until 48 hours prior to departure. After that you have to buy at the airport, if seats are available, so it is worth planning ahead.
Foreign rates:
Nakchivan/Baku and vice versa = 114 manat (2025)
Nakchivan/Ganja and vice versa = 104 manat (2025)
There are buses and taxis to the city, which is 3 km away. Minibuses depart from the tiny bus station in front of the airport, just across the parking lot. City buses do have numbers written on them and stop relatively frequent. Fare is 0.30 manat for travel in town, almost all of them will stop at the long distance bus terminal (Avtovagzal) in the north of town, where one can catch also minibuses to other parts of the enclave. Check the signs in the windshield which show the major stops of the bus.
Alternative airport with connections to Ankara is at Erzurum (ERZ IATA), 250 km west of Nakhchivan.
By train:
There is twice-weekly train service between Nakhchivan and the Iranian cities of Tabriz and Tehran. It's also possible to travel to the border crossing at Jolfa, which sees daily trains from Tabriz, and cross the border independently.
By car:
Local cabs can be hired on arrival but will likely inflate prices. If you are headed to Nakchivan, having a local receive you will smooth over any unplanned border hassles. Taxi rates are linked to fuel costs. In Nakchivan it's about US$0.75/L.
By bus:
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Climate of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 2° · Rain 24 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 35°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- May (42 mm)
- Driest month
- August (7 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) | 1° | 5° | 12° | 19° | 24° | 30° | 35° | 34° | 30° | 21° | 13° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -4° | 0° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
How to get to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 4 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 142 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 4 kmsoutheast
- Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 110 kmnortheast
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 136 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 142 kmnorthwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 182 kmnortheast
- Van Population: 525K 194 kmsouthwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 212 kmwest
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 215 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
9 places- 1 Sharur Rayon 117.6K
- 2 Nakhchivan 94.5K
- 3 Babek Rayon 76.2K
- 4 Ordubad Rayon 50.2K
- 5 Julfa Rayon 47K
- 6 Kangarli Rayon 32.7K
- 7 Shahbuz Rayon 25.3K
- 8 Sadarak Rayon 23K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Countries & regions1
- Nakhchivan City · District
Largest cities and towns
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Julfa City, Julfa Rayon13.7K
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Nakhchivan City, Babek Rayon97.2K
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Sharur City City, Sharur Rayon7.5K
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Sahbuz City, Shahbuz Rayon4.6K
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Heydarabad City, Sadarak Rayon2.3K
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Nehram Town, Babek Rayon17.2K
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Ordubad City, Ordubad Rayon10.8K
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Jahri Town, Babek Rayon10.7K
Nature and heritage in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Sources & licences
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