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Village

Qahab

Located in Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°15′05″ N 45°30′59″ E

Map showing the location of Qahab Qahab
Location in Azerbaijan
Elevation
1,022 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport9 km
LHL Lachin International Airport101 km

About Qahab

Qahab is a village. Location: Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Elevation: 1,022 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include fortress Alinja and Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı.

Climate of Qahab

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 28 mm

Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (49 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Qahab
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°11°19°24°30°35°34°30°21°13°7°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°0°7°11°16°20°20°16°9°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)212235484934151012272826

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Qahab

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 9 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 147 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 9 kmsouthwest
  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 101 kmnortheast
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 138 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 147 kmnorthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 174 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 203 kmsouthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 206 kmnortheast
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 214 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Qahab

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 19 kmE
  • fortress Alinja Historic site 17 kmE

25–60 km5 places

  • Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 43 kmE
  • Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 29 kmE
  • Razvaliny Tillyak Historic site 33 kmE
  • Zangezur National Park Natural site 37 kmE

60–100 km9 places

  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 82 kmNW
  • Demir Tepe Mountain 97 kmW
  • Sarısu River 98 kmW
  • Həkəri River 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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