Nakhchivan
Located in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°12′00″ N 45°25′00″ E
- Population
- 94,500
- 94.5K
- Elevation
- 876 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Places inside
- 5
- listed under Nakhchivan
- Airports
- NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport4 km
- LHL Lachin International Airport111 km
About Nakhchivan
Nakhchivan is a district. Location: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. Population: 94,500. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (4 km).
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) | 2° | 5° | 12° | 19° | 24° | 30° | 35° | 34° | 30° | 21° | 13° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -4° | 1° | 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), 4 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 143 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 4 kmeast
- Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 111 kmnortheast
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 137 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 143 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 24 kmE
25–60 km6 places
- Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 51 kmE
- Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 37 kmE
- Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 26 kmE
- Razvaliny Tillyak Historic site 42 kmE
60–100 km10 places
- Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 79 kmNW
- Little Ararat Mountain 100 kmNW
- Demir Tepe Mountain 91 kmNW
- Böyük Alagöl Lake 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Nakhchivan
5 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages4
- Badaşqan · Village
- Bulqan · Village
- Karakhanbeyli · Village
- Şəkərabad · Village
Sources & licences
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