Araz
Located in Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°06′41″ N 45°25′26″ E
- Elevation
- 787 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport9 km
- LHL Lachin International Airport118 km
About Araz
Araz is a village. Location: Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Elevation: 787 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (9 km).
Climate of Araz
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 23 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 35°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- May (41 mm)
- Driest month
- August (6 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 5° | 12° | 19° | 25° | 30° | 35° | 34° | 30° | 22° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -3° | 2° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 19 |
How to get to Araz
The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 149 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 9 kmnorth
- Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 118 kmnortheast
- Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) Tabriz 129 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 149 kmnorthwest
- Van Population: 525K 190 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 192 kmnortheast
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 216 kmwest
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 223 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Araz
Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 4 natural sites, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km7 places
- Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 50 kmE
- Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 38 kmE
- Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 27 kmE
- Razvaliny Tillyak Historic site 44 kmE
60–100 km5 places
- Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 86 kmNW
- Demir Tepe Mountain 96 kmNW
- Sarısu River 96 kmNW
- Zīyarat T. Mountain 100 kmW
Straight-line distances.
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