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Village

Xalxal

Located in Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°20′02″ N 45°27′30″ E

Map showing the location of Xalxal Xalxal
Location in Azerbaijan
Elevation
1,012 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 Airport16 km
LHL Lachin International Airport99 km

About Xalxal

Xalxal is a village. Location: Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Elevation: 1,012 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (16 km).

Climate of Xalxal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 29 mm

Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (51 mm)
Driest month
August (12 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 Xalxal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°19°23°29°34°34°30°21°13°7°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°0°7°11°15°20°20°16°9°4°-2°
Precipitation (mm)222436495136181213292927

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Xalxal

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 138 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 16 kmsouth
  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 99 kmnortheast
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 138 kmnorthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 168 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 203 kmsouthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 203 kmnortheast
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 210 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Xalxal

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 19 kmNW

25–60 km6 places

  • Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 51 kmE
  • Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 37 kmSE
  • Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 27 kmSE
  • Razvaliny Tillyak Historic site 40 kmE

60–100 km13 places

  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 73 kmNW
  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 99 kmNW
  • Karakaya Tepesi Mountain 92 kmNW
  • Little Ararat Mountain 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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