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Village

Maxta

Located in Sharur Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°35′26″ N 44°57′23″ E

Map showing the location of Maxta Maxta
Location in Azerbaijan
Elevation
809 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport62 km
EVN Zvartnots International Airport78 km

About Maxta

Maxta is a village. Location: Sharur Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Elevation: 809 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (62 km).

Climate of Maxta

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: 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 Maxta
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: May October

How to get to Maxta

The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 62 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 86 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 62 kmsoutheast
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 78 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 165 kmwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 170 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 183 kmsouthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 219 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Maxta

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 56 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 21 kmNW

25–60 km16 places

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 35 kmE
  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 48 kmW
  • Mount Ararat Mountain 58 kmW
  • Karnıyarık Tepe Mountain 50 kmW

60–100 km68 places

  • Zangezur National Park Natural site 96 kmSE
  • Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 79 kmSE
  • Qaragöl Lake 93 kmE
  • Böyük Alagöl Lake 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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