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Nakhchivan City

Located in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°12′34″ N 45°25′03″ E

Map showing the location of Nakhchivan City Nakhchivan City
Location in Azerbaijan
Elevation
876 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport4 km
LHL Lachin International Airport111 km

About Nakhchivan City

Nakhchivan City is a district. Location: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (4 km).

Climate of Nakhchivan City

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Nakhchivan City
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1718294142281179212421

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Nakhchivan City

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 4 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 4 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 182 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 194 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 212 kmwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 215 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Nakhchivan City

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

  • Little Ararat Mountain 99 kmNW
  • Demir Tepe Mountain 91 kmW
  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 78 kmNW
  • Karnıyarık Tepe Mountain 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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