Shahbuz Rayon
Local name: Şahbuz rayonu
Located in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°25′00″ N 45°35′00″ E
- Population
- 25,300
- 25.3K
- Elevation
- 1,263 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Places inside
- 26
- listed under Shahbuz Rayon
- Airports
- NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport27 km
- LHL Lachin International Airport85 km
About Shahbuz Rayon
Shahbuz Rayon is a district. Location: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. Population: 25,300.
Shahbuz District (Azerbaijani: Şahbuz rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Julfa, Babek, and the Syunik and Vayots Dzor provinces of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Shahbuz. As of 2020, the district had a population of 25,300.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1930
- Area
- 837 km²
Source: Wikidata
Population of Shahbuz Rayon over time
| 1979 | 16,400 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 18,100 | |
| 1999 | 20,300 | |
| 2009 | 22,700 | |
| 2019 | 25,200 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Shahbuz Rayon
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 31 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- April (57 mm)
- Driest month
- August (16 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 8° | 17° | 21° | 27° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 19° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -2° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 8° | 3° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 31 | 30 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Shahbuz Rayon
The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 143 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 27 kmsouthwest
- Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 85 kmnortheast
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 130 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 143 kmnorthwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 155 kmnortheast
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 189 kmnortheast
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 196 kmnortheast
- Van Population: 525K 216 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shahbuz Rayon
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 4 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 22 kmW
25–60 km7 places
- Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 46 kmSE
- Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 33 kmSE
- Zangezur National Park Natural site 41 kmSE
- fortress Alinja Historic site 27 kmS
60–100 km9 places
- Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 78 kmNW
- Levçay River 99 kmNE
- Karakaya Tepesi Mountain 98 kmW
- Demir Tepe Mountain 99 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Shahbuz Rayon
26 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages22
- Aşağı Qışlaq · Village
- Badamlısu · Village
- Biçənək · Village
- Daylaqlı · Village
- Gömür · Village
- Guney Qışlaq · Village
- Karvansaray · Village
- Keçili · Village
- Keynik · Village
- Khorna · Village
- Kiçikoba · Village
- Kolanı · Village
- Kükü · Village
- Külüs · Village
- Mahmudoba · Village
- Nursu · Village
- Qarababa · Village
- Şada · Village
- Sakhali-Kishlag · Village
- Sələsüz · Village
- Turkesh · Village
- Yuxarı Qışlaq · Village
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources