- Population
- 11,992
- 12K
- Elevation
- 590 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- GNJ Ganja International Airport91 km
- GBB Gabala International Airport96 km
About Qax
Qax is a city. Location: Qakh Rayon, Azerbaijan. Population: 11,992. Elevation: 590 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Ganja International Airport (91 km).
Travel notes for Qax
From Wikivoyage
Qax, Qakh, also Kakhi (კახი) or sometimes Gakh is a town in Azerbaijan's Qakh Region. It is at the foot of the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, on the river Kurhumchai.
Understand+
Most of the 13,800 people (2013) of the Qakh city are Azerbaijani people, but the town and the whole region are very multicultural. Avar people, Tsakhur people and Muslim Georgians (called Ingiloy) also live here. The city has become a mountain resort for rich people, so there are now various hotels, resorts, restaurants, cottages, and tea houses in 5 km north of Qax.
Get in+
By bus:
1 Qax Rayon Avtovağzalı (Qax Rayon Central Bus Terminal), Heydar Aliyev Ave. Central bus terminal of Qax services buses from villages of Qax region, towns of Sheki Region, Baku, Barda and Ganja, and also to bordering Georgia.
to Qax from:
Zaqatala: several marshrutkas par day (15:00/15:30), last bus is at 17:00 (1 manat, 1 hr)
Şəki: 08:00, 11:30, 15:00, 17:30
from Qax to:
Agcay: 12:10, 17:10
Aliayli: 07:20, 09:00, 13:00
Almali: 13:20
Baku: 09:00, 21:30, 22:00, 23:00
Barda: 09:30
Baydarli: 07:20, 10:00, 13:00, 15:45
Ganja: 08:00
Ibaxli: 12:20, 15:30
Ilisu: 07:30, 10:30, 12:00, 14:00, 17:00 (0.40 manat), runs from the big bus station to Ilisu and back. The sign is in Cyrillic, so ask if needed.
Lalali: 07:20, 13:10
Qashqachay: 07:10, 13:00, 17:30
Qum: 07:00, 09:00, 12:00, 14:00, 17:00
Şəki: 09:30 12:20 16:30 18:30
Tasmali: 07:20, 12:00, 15:00
Uzumlu: 16:00
Zaqatala: 07:40, 07:50, 08:30, 09:25, 10:05, 11:40, 12:20, 13:25, 14:00, 15:30, 17:15
Zarna-Lakit: 07:20, 13:00, 17:00
(to Georgia)
Tbilisi: 08:15, 09:00, 14:00, 16:00 (8 manat)
Telavi: 15:00
By car:
Highway: R16
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Climate of Qax
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 48 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- May (91 mm)
- Driest month
- January (27 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) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 4° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 35 | 48 | 69 | 91 | 91 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 70 | 48 | 29 |
How to get to Qax
The nearest airport is Ganja International Airport (GNJ), 91 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mingachevir, 74 km to the south.
Airports
- Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 91 kmsouthwest
- Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 96 kmsoutheast
- Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 166 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 74 kmsouth
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 91 kmsouth
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 94 kmsouthwest
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 163 kmwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 177 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Qax
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Razvaliny Bash Malakh Historic site 6 kmSE
25–60 km5 places
- Kişçay River 31 kmS
- Okhakhdere River 34 kmNW
- Razvaliny Ak-Pelakend Historic site 59 kmSE
- Vashlovani National Park Natural site 46 kmSW
60–100 km5 places
- Yenikend Reservoir Lake 78 kmSW
- Gora Bazardyuzi Mountain 79 kmE
- Şahdağ Mountain 93 kmE
- Tufandağ Mountain 94 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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