Nakhchivan
Located in Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°12′32″ N 45°24′44″ E
- Population
- 97,200
- 97.2K
- Elevation
- 887 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport5 km
- LHL Lachin International Airport111 km
About Nakhchivan
Nakhchivan is a city. Location: Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Population: 97,200. Elevation: 887 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (5 km).
Travel notes for Nakhchivan
From Wikivoyage
Nakhchivan is the capital of the Nakhchivan Exclave of Azerbaijan, a.k.a, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
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1 Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ IATA). Flights from Baku, Ganja, Istanbul and Moscow-Vnukovo
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Climate of Nakhchivan
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).
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| 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
The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 5 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 5 kmsoutheast
- Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 111 kmnortheast
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 136 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 142 kmnorthwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 183 kmnortheast
- Van Population: 525K 193 kmsouthwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 212 kmwest
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 216 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Nakhchivan
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- fortress Alinja Historic site 25 kmE
25–60 km6 places
- Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 51 kmE
- Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 38 kmE
- Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 26 kmE
- Razvaliny Tillyak Historic site 43 kmE
60–100 km10 places
- Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 78 kmNW
- Little Ararat Mountain 99 kmNW
- Demir Tepe Mountain 90 kmW
- Böyük Alagöl Lake 91 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nakhchivan and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Nakhchivan | Lankaran | Mingachevir | Lerik |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 97.2K | 89.3K | 106K | 87K |
| Elevation | 887 m | -22 m | 26 m | 1,094 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 35° | 29° | 33° | 29° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -6° | 2° | 0° | -4° |
| Annual rainfall | 268 mm | 923 mm | 348 mm | 510 mm |
| Best months | Apr–May, Oct | May–Jul, Sep | Apr–May, Sep–Oct | Jun–Jul, Sep |
| Distance | — | 302 km | 223 km | 265 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
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