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Azerbaijan
About 10.2M people live in Azerbaijan, on 86,600 km² in 69 regions; the capital is Baku. The highest summit is Mount Bazardüzü (4,466 m).
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberKhirdalan 88
October: highs16° – 22°
Rain this month, on average61mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Sep–Oct.
Azerbaijan at a glance
The atlas follows 5,001 places here month by month, with 784 mountains and 501 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, September and October.
Baku now18°CCloudy · 17:32Sunrise · sunset06:59 · 17:52BakuNext holiday8 NovemberVictory DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 3UK 3Reconsider travel
5,001places in 69 regions784summits, highest Mount Bazardüzü501monuments141museums91lakes1beaches1ski areas3festivals305huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Azerbaijan's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+232%3.13M in 1950 → 10.4M in 2025 → 11.2M in 2050Azerbaijan · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$26,1002025 · 77/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy74.62024 · 110/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities59 %2025 · 133/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet91 %2025 · 8/10 among countries · World: 74 %
Children per woman1.432024 · 165/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover15 %2024 · 141/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Azerbaijan
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Azerbaijan
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
82OctoberGanja
Jun · Sep–Oct
19° / 11°40 mm
86OctoberSumgait
May–Jun · Sep
19° / 15°32 mm
83OctoberNakhchivan
Apr · Sep–Oct
22° / 10°26 mm
88OctoberKhirdalan
May–Jun · Sep
19° / 15°33 mm
79OctoberKhankendi
Jul–Sep
17° / 8°70 mm
68OctoberLankaran
May–Jul
19° / 16°204 mm
83OctoberMingachevir
May · Sep–Oct
21° / 13°43 mm
85OctoberBarda
Apr–May · Oct
21° / 12°39 mm
69 regions
Nakhchivan242 places · 72 summits · Nakhchivan
Kalbajar178 places · 53 summits · Kalbajar
Quba174 places · 87 summits · Quba
Lerik District161 places · 17 summits · Pirəsora
Xaçmaz159 places · Xaçmaz
Jalilabad144 places · 4 summits · Jalilabad
Ağdam135 places · 2 summits · Aghdam
Barda131 places · Barda
Lachin Rayon126 places · 28 summits · Lachin
Tovuz District123 places · 17 summits · Tovuz
Masally115 places · 1 summits · Masally
Ismayilli District114 places · 35 summits · Ismayilli
Gadabay District113 places · 15 summits · Gadabay
Lənkəran102 places · 7 summits · Lankaran
Jabrayil96 places · 1 summits · Jabrayil
Qusar District94 places · 15 summits · Qusar
Astara93 places · 6 summits · Astara
Khojavend93 places · 27 summits · Hadrut
Qubadlı93 places · 6 summits · Qubadlı
Agsu District91 places · Aghsu
Fuzuli District91 places · 6 summits · Horadiz
Goranboy District90 places · 8 summits · Goranboy
Yardimli District89 places · 9 summits · Yardımlı
Tartar District88 places · 5 summits · Tartar
Ağdaş85 places · 5 summits · Agdash
Shabran85 places · 11 summits · Divichibazar
Sabirabad District82 places · Sabirabad
Şǝmkir79 places · 3 summits · Shamkhir
Shaki77 places · 36 summits · Kiş
Baki76 places · 22 summits · Bakıxanov
Kurdamir District72 places · Kurdamir
Qabala District72 places · 31 summits · Qabala
Zaqatala District72 places · 14 summits · Zaqatala
Şamaxı70 places · 22 summits · Shamakhi
Balakan District64 places · 15 summits · Belokany
Qax64 places · 24 summits · Qakh
Neftçala61 places · Neftçala
Göyçay60 places · 2 summits · Goychay
İmişli60 places · Imishli
Goygol Rayon59 places · 5 summits · Goygol
Ağcabǝdi58 places · Aghjabadi
Khojaly58 places · 19 summits · Khojaly
Yevlax55 places · 6 summits · Tanrıqulular
Daşkǝsǝn53 places · 13 summits · Dashkasan
Beyləqan48 places · Beylagan
Saatlı47 places · Saatlı
Zardab46 places · Zardab
Hacıqabul45 places · 9 summits · Hacıqabul
Samux45 places · 2 summits · Samukh
Zangilan District45 places · 4 summits · Mincivan
Ağstafa44 places · 9 summits · Aghstafa
Salyan District43 places · 2 summits · Salyan
Oğuz41 places · 31 summits · Oğuz
Siyǝzǝn40 places · 9 summits · Siyazan
Xızı39 places · 17 summits · Khizi
Qobustan36 places · 15 summits · Gobustan
Qazax35 places · 1 summits · Gazakh
Bilasuvar District34 places · Pushkino
Shusha32 places · 13 summits · Shusha
Ucar32 places · Ujar
Abşeron25 places · 11 summits · Khirdalan
Shirvan7 places · 2 summits · Şirvan
Xankǝndi5 places · 1 summits · Khankendi
Yevlax City5 places · Yevlakh
Shaki City3 places · Shaki
Sumqayit3 places · 4 summits · Sumgait
Naftalan2 places · Naftalan
Gǝncǝ1 places · Ganja
Mingacevir City1 places · 1 summits · Mingachevir
Azerbaijan from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Azerbaijan
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Nature in Azerbaijan
Summit4,466 m
Mount Bazardüzü
Summit4,243 m
Mount Shahdagh
Summit4,191 m
Tufandağ
Lake
Mingachevir reservoir
Lake
Lake Sarysu
Lake
Jandari LakeWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Azerbaijan
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Azerbaijan
501 monuments and 141 museums; the best known first.
Momine Khatun MausoleumBuilt 1186 · Architectural school of Nakhchivan
Gobustan State Historical and Cultural ReserveBuilt 1966 · prehistoric art
Molla Ahmad MosqueBuilt 1300 · Islamic
Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet TheaterBuilt 1920 · Gothic
Palace of Shaki KhansBuilt 1762 · architecture of Iran
Ateshgah of BakuBuilt 1745 · Shirvan-Absheron architectural school
Museum
Old City Museum CenterBuilt 2018
Museum
National Art Museum of AzerbaijanBuilt 1936The festival year
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What's on in Azerbaijan
The ground and the sky in Azerbaijan
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 195071magnitude 5+, of them 6 of 6+StrongestM6.8Bibiheybət 14 km ↘ · 2000Deadliest230,000deaths · 1139The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · BakuNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · BakuNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Azerbaijan
3 large airports, 178 railway stations, 13 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Ganja International AirportGNJ · Ganja
7.2 kmHeydar Aliyev International AirportGYD · Sumgait
35 kmNakhchivan International AirportNAJ · Nakhchivan
4.6 kmTbilisi International AirportTBS · Gazakh
73 kmGəncəGanja
3.7 kmSumqayıtSumgait
3.4 kmNaxçıvanNakhchivan
2.4 kmXırdalan StansiyasıKhirdalan
0.6 kmXankəndi stansiyasıKhankendi
1.9 kmLənkəranLankaran
0.8 kmBoat to Turkmenbasi→ Turkmenbasy Passenger Ferry, Çilov Terminal
12 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF220 V
Emergency112Calling code +994
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyAzerbaijani ManatAZN
LanguagesAzerbaijani
Local time17:32Baku