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Sharur Rayon

Local name: Şərur rayonu

Located in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 39°30′00″ N 45°05′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sharur Rayon Sharur Rayon
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
117,600
117.6K
Elevation
952 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
Places inside
59
listed under Sharur Rayon
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport47 km
EVN Zvartnots International Airport93 km

About Sharur Rayon

Sharur Rayon is a district. Location: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. Population: 117,600.

From Wikipedia

Sharur District (Azerbaijani: Şərur rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Kangarli, Sadarak, as well as the Vayots Dzor and Ararat provinces of Armenia and the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. Its capital and largest city is Sharur. As of 2020, the district had a population of 117,600.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1930
Area
87,226 km²

Source: Wikidata

Population of Sharur Rayon over time

Population of Sharur Rayon over time
1979 82,200
1989 98,300
1999 110,700
2009 102,300
2019 117,400

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sharur Rayon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 1° · Rain 23 mm

Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
May (41 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sharur Rayon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°4°11°18°23°29°33°33°29°20°12°5°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°0°7°11°15°19°19°15°8°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1819283841271079212319

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Sharur Rayon

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 101 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 47 kmsoutheast
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 93 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 171 kmnortheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 177 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 185 kmsouthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 216 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sharur Rayon

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 22 kmE

25–60 km5 places

  • Karakaya Tepesi Mountain 55 kmNW
  • Sarısu River 59 kmW
  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 35 kmNW
  • Little Ararat Mountain 60 kmW

60–100 km61 places

  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 62 kmNW
  • Pamukdağı Tepe Mountain 91 kmW
  • Arpa Tepe Mountain 77 kmNW
  • Kadı Tepesi Mountain 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sharur Rayon

59 places
  1. 1 Sharur City 7.5K
  2. 2 İbadulla 1.4K

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

Cities & villages57

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources