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Babek Rayon

Local name: Babək rayonu

Located in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°17′24″ N 45°23′24″ E

Map showing the location of Babek Rayon Babek Rayon
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
76,200
76.2K
Elevation
986 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
Places inside
39
listed under Babek Rayon
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport13 km
LHL Lachin International Airport106 km

About Babek Rayon

Babek Rayon is a district. Location: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. Population: 76,200.

From Wikipedia

Babek District (Azerbaijani: Babək rayonu) is one of the seven districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Julfa, Shahbuz, Kangarli, Nakhchivan city, as well as the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia and the East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan provinces of Iran. Its capital and largest city is Babek. As of 2020, the district had a population of 76,200.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1978
Area
82,842 km²
Official website
babek-ih.nakhchivan.az

Source: Wikidata

Population of Babek Rayon over time

Population of Babek Rayon over time
1979 47,000
1989 55,000
1999 71,400
2009 62,900
2019 76,000

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Babek Rayon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 1° · Rain 24 mm

Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
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
Climate of Babek Rayon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°4°11°19°24°29°34°33°29°21°12°5°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°0°6°11°15°19°19°15°7°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1718294142281179212421

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Babek Rayon

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 135 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 13 kmsoutheast
  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 106 kmnortheast
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 135 kmnorthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 175 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 195 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 208 kmwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 211 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Babek Rayon

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 21 kmN

25–60 km6 places

  • Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 55 kmE
  • Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 41 kmE
  • Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 30 kmE
  • Razvaliny Tillyak Historic site 45 kmE

60–100 km12 places

  • Gömik Historic site 97 kmNW
  • Little Ararat Mountain 93 kmNW
  • Demir Tepe Mountain 86 kmW
  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Babek Rayon

39 places
  1. 1 Nakhchivan 97.2K
  2. 2 Nehram 17.2K
  3. 3 Jahri 10.7K
  4. 4 Tazakend 6K
  5. 5 Asağı Buzqov 1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages33

Heritage & sights1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources