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Alışar

Located in Sharur Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°32′11″ N 44°55′34″ E

Map showing the location of Alışar Alışar
Location in Azerbaijan
Elevation
793 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 Airport60 km
EVN Zvartnots International Airport82 km

About Alışar

Alışar is a village. Location: Sharur Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Elevation: 793 m.

From Wikipedia

Alışar (also, Alyshar, Alishar, and Alisher) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 5 km southwest of district center, on the bank of the Araz River, on the Sharur plain. Its population is engaged with grain-growing and animal husbandry. The village has a secondary school, a club, a library and a medical center. It has a population of 2,132. National Hero of Azerbaijan Maharram Seyidov was born in this village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Alışar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 21 mm

Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
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).

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Climate of Alışar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°12°19°24°29°33°33°29°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°1°7°11°16°20°19°15°8°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1820273741271079212117

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Alışar

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 87 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 60 kmsoutheast
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 82 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 163 kmwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 176 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 177 kmsouthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 225 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Alışar

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 64 natural sites, 25 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 23 kmNW

25–60 km17 places

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 36 kmE
  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 48 kmNW
  • Mount Ararat Mountain 57 kmW
  • Karnıyarık Tepe Mountain 48 kmW

60–100 km78 places

  • Zangezur National Park Natural site 96 kmSE
  • Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 78 kmSE
  • Qaragöl Lake 97 kmE
  • Böyük Alagöl Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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