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Baş Küngüt

Located in Shaki, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 41°09′43″ N 47°19′24″ E

Map showing the location of Baş Küngüt Baş Küngüt
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
1,600
1.6K
Elevation
859 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 Airport52 km
GNJ Ganja International Airport97 km

About Baş Küngüt

Baş Küngüt is a village. Location: Shaki, Azerbaijan. Population: 1,600. Elevation: 859 m.

From Wikipedia

Baş Küngüt (also, Bash-Kyungyut) is a village and municipality in the Shaki district of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,381. The etymology of the name Küngüt in the name of the village comes from the name of the country Kang (Kangar), with a Sogdian plural suffix -t, expressed in the ancient Chinese annals as Guniue.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
kungut.az

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Baş Küngüt

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (73 mm)
Driest month
January (28 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 Baş Küngüt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°15°19°24°28°27°23°16°10°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°4°9°13°17°16°12°7°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)283449617372413744624430

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Baş Küngüt

The nearest airport is Gabala International Airport (GBB), 52 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Ganja International Airport (GNJ) (97 km). The nearest large city is Mingachevir, 49 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Gabala International Airport (GBB) Gabala 52 kmsoutheast
  • Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 97 kmsouthwest
  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 164 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 62 kmsouth
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 97 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 201 kmwest
  • Sumqayit Population: 427K 208 kmeast

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

Day trips from Baş Küngüt

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Kişçay River 25 kmW
  • Razvaliny Ak-Pelakend Historic site 21 kmS

25–60 km5 places

  • Razvaliny Bash Malakh Historic site 38 kmNW
  • Gora Bazardyuzi Mountain 44 kmE
  • Şahdağ Mountain 59 kmE
  • Tufandağ Mountain 56 kmE

60–100 km11 places

  • Okhakhdere River 78 kmNW
  • Yenikend Reservoir Lake 94 kmW
  • Shahdag National Park Natural site 83 kmE
  • Zangi River 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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