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Village

Alakol

Located in Tovuz District, Azerbaijan Coordinates: 40°54′25″ N 45°46′13″ E

Map showing the location of Alakol Alakol
Location in Azerbaijan
Population
3,911
3.9K
Elevation
454 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
When to go
MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
GNJ Ganja International Airport50 km
TBS Tbilisi International Airport109 km

About Alakol

Alakol is a village. Location: Tovuz District, Azerbaijan. Population: 3,911. Elevation: 454 m.

From Wikipedia

Alakol (also, Alagël’ and Alakël) is a village and municipality in the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,556. Magmurtu Dagi is the highest point in the region at 8.7 km (5.4 mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Alakol

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 24 mm

Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (69 mm)
Driest month
December (16 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 Alakol
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°11°18°22°27°31°30°26°18°12°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°15°19°18°15°9°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)182533436169363024372416

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Alakol

The nearest airport is Ganja International Airport (GNJ), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ganja, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 50 kmeast
  • Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 109 kmnorthwest
  • Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 124 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 110 kmeast
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 117 kmnorthwest
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 121 kmeast

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

Day trips from Alakol

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km7 places

  • Razvaliny Akhardzha Historic site 44 kmSE
  • Qaradağ Mountain 33 kmS
  • Surb Sargis Monastery Attraction 53 kmNW
  • Shamkir River 46 kmS

60–100 km13 places

  • Gora Kyapaz Mountain 79 kmSE
  • Handaberd Historic site 82 kmS
  • Göygöl Milli Parkı Natural site 76 kmSE
  • Levçay River 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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