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Gabala

Local name: Qəbələ

Located in Qabala District, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 40°58′53″ N 47°50′45″ E

Map showing the location of Gabala Gabala
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
11,867
11.9K
Elevation
783 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
GBB Gabala International Airport22 km
GNJ Ganja International Airport131 km

About Gabala

Gabala is a city. Location: Qabala District, Azerbaijan. Population: 11,867. Elevation: 783 m.

From Wikipedia

Qabala (Azerbaijani: Qəbələ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Qabala District of Azerbaijan. The municipality consists of the city of Gabala and the village of Küsnat. Before the city was known as Kutkashen, but after the Republic of Azerbaijan's independence, the town was renamed in honour of the much older city of Gabala, the former capital of Caucasian Albania, the archaeological site of which is about 20 km southwest.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
qebele-ih.gov.az

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Gabala

From Wikivoyage

Qabala (Qəbələ) is a city in Azerbaijan's Sheki Region.

Understand+

Qabala is rich with historical monuments there are many memorials in Qabala. For example, the remains of old Caucasian Albania's capital Qabala, the stone monuments in the Hachalli (4th century CE), Surkhay tower in the Boyuk Emilli (first millennium BCE), the temple in Hacalli (4th century CE), Surkhay toüer in the south part of town (10th-13th century), a castle in Yengiche (4th-14th century), Monuments in village (antique period) Yenikend, a tower in Hazra (15th century), etc. There are more than 93 memorials in Qabala.

Climate:

Spring – nature awakens the whole of Qabala greens.

Summer – the best time for visitors.

Fall – rainy but full of bounty.

Winter – a lot of snow.

Get in+

By taxi:

If you come by the taxi from Baku, it takes 2½ hr and costs 12 manat for one person and 48 manat for the whole cab.

By marshrutka:

It takes 3 hr and costs 6 manat for one person from Baku.

By plane:

1 Qabala International Airport (GBB IATA). Opened in 2011, there are regular flights to Baku, Istanbul, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. (updated Aug 2019)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Population of Gabala over time

Population of Gabala over time
1959 4,194
1970 6,449
1979 9,722
1989 13,190
2013 13,000

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Gabala

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (83 mm)
Driest month
January (34 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 Gabala
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°15°20°25°28°27°22°16°10°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°5°10°14°17°16°13°7°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)344057688370414448784836

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Gabala

The nearest airport is Gabala International Airport (GBB), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Ganja International Airport (GNJ) (131 km). The nearest large city is Mingachevir, 70 km to the west.

Airports

  • Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 22 kmsouthwest
  • Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 131 kmwest
  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 175 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 70 kmwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 130 kmwest
  • Sumqayit Population: 427K 160 kmeast
  • Xirdalan Population: 196.2K 172 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gabala

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Tufandağ Mountain 24 kmNE

25–60 km10 places

  • Shahdag National Park Natural site 35 kmE
  • Zangi River 39 kmE
  • Gora Bazardyuzi Mountain 28 kmN
  • Şahdağ Mountain 35 kmNE

60–100 km11 places

  • Razvaliny Nasirli Historic site 89 kmE
  • Bozdag Mountain 88 kmW
  • Altıağac Milli Parkı Natural site 89 kmE
  • Terter River 75 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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