- Population
- 20,800
- 20.8K
- Elevation
- 378 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- TBS Tbilisi International Airport73 km
- GNJ Ganja International Airport90 km
About Qazax
Qazax is a city. Location: Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan. Population: 20,800. Elevation: 378 m.
Qazax (Gazakh; ) is a city in and the capital of the Gazakh District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 20,900. Gazakh is a city and administrative district in the west of Azerbaijan, the "western gate" of Azerbaijan.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1909
- Area
- 10 km²
Source: Wikidata
Travel notes for Qazax
From Wikivoyage
Qazakh, or Qazax, is a city in Azerbaijan's Ganja Region.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Twin towns and sister cities of Qazax
- Trakai District Municipality· Lithuania
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Qazax over time
| 1897 | 1,769 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 2,990 | |
| 1939 | 6,590 | |
| 1959 | 9,221 | |
| 1970 | 13,087 | |
| 1979 | 15,585 | |
| 1989 | 19,045 | |
| 2010 | 20,900 | |
| 2019 | 28,000 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Qazax
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, September–October.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 24 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (66 mm)
- Driest month
- December (15 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) | 5° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 25 | 32 | 44 | 60 | 66 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 15 |
How to get to Qazax
The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rustavi, 61 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 73 kmnorthwest
- Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 90 kmsoutheast
- Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 132 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 61 kmnorthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 80 kmnorthwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 96 kmsoutheast
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 147 kmeast
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 159 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Qazax
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 4 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Surb Sargis Monastery Attraction 14 kmNW
25–60 km3 places
- Khrami River 33 kmNW
- Jandari Lake Lake 39 kmN
- Ivris Zegani Natural site 47 kmNE
60–100 km32 places
- Zemo Bethlehem Church Attraction 81 kmNW
- Botanical Garden Attraction 81 kmNW
- Kldisubani Saint George Church Attraction 81 kmNW
- Church of all Georgian Saints Attraction 82 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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