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Sadarak Rayon

Local name: Sədərək rayonu

Located in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°42′00″ N 44°52′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sadarak Rayon Sadarak Rayon
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
23,000
23K
Elevation
833 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
Places inside
3
listed under Sadarak Rayon
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
EVN Zvartnots International Airport64 km
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport76 km

About Sadarak Rayon

Sadarak Rayon is a district. Location: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. Population: 23,000.

From Wikipedia

Sadarak District (Azerbaijani: Sədərək rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the district of Sharur, as well as the Iğdır Province of Turkey, Ararat Province of Armenia and the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. Its capital is Heydarabad and largest settlement is Sadarak. As of 2020, the district had a population of 16,100. Sadarak is the only Azerbaijani district bordering Turkey.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1990
Area
16,374 km²
Official website
sederek-ih.nakhchivan.az

Source: Wikidata

Population of Sadarak Rayon over time

Population of Sadarak Rayon over time
1999 12,000
2009 14,000
2019 16,000

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sadarak Rayon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 24 mm

Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (50 mm)
Driest month
September (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sadarak Rayon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°19°23°29°34°34°30°21°14°7°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°1°8°12°16°20°20°16°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)192229425037181312262419

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Sadarak Rayon

The nearest airport is Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 75 km to the west.

Airports

  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 64 kmnorthwest
  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 76 kmsoutheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 75 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 157 kmwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 168 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 185 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 207 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Sadarak Rayon

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 57 natural sites, 24 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 10 kmW

25–60 km21 places

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 48 kmSE
  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 38 kmW
  • Aracık Dağı Mountain 53 kmW
  • Mount Ararat Mountain 49 kmW

60–100 km64 places

  • Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 93 kmSE
  • Qaragöl Lake 98 kmE
  • Böyük Alagöl Lake 79 kmNE
  • fortress Alinja Historic site 91 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sadarak Rayon

3 places
  1. 1 Heydarabad 2.3K
  2. 2 Sedarak 1.9K
  3. 3 Karki 108

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources