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List of cities in Azerbaijan

This is a list of cities in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is a country in the South Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe.[1] As of 2013, Azerbaijan has 78 cities, including 10 cities of republican subordination, 67 district-level cities, and 1 special legal status city. These are followed by 260 urban-type settlements and 4,252 villages.[2]

Map of Azerbaijan

Cities in Azerbaijan edit

 
Baku, capital of Azerbaijan
 
Ganja City’s Ganja State Philharmonic Hall
 
Sumgait
 
Lankaran
 
Mingachevir
 
Nakhchivan
 
Road sign at the entrance to Agsu
 
Qusar's Shahdag Mountain Resort
 
A view of Sharur from air

There are 78 urban settlements in Azerbaijan with the official status of a city (Azerbaijani: şəhər):

Most populous Azerbaijani cities edit

List of ten cities, including the capital Baku, with the largest urban population in 2018.[5] [6]

Rank Azerbaijani City Population Image Description
1 Bakı Baku 2,277,500   Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 meters below sea level, which also makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world. In fact, Baku is also the largest city in the world located below sea level.
2 Sumqayıt Sumgait 343,100   Second largest city and seaport in Azerbaijan
3 Gəncə Ganja 332,600   Third largest city in Azerbaijan and the largest city outside the Baku metropolitan area
4 Xırdalan Xırdalan 120,000   Xırdalan is a city between Baku and Sumgait.
5 Mingəçevir Mingachevir 104,500   Mingachevir is a city in the north of the country
6 Naxçıvan Nakhchivan 93,700  
7 Lənkəran Lankaran 87,900   Lankaran is a city in the south on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It is the main city of the Talysh region and Talysh people. The Talyshis are the majority of the city's population.
8 Şirvan Shirvan 85,800   Located along the Kura river
9 Şəki Shaki 65,100   Shaki is a city known for its rich history.
10 Yevlax Yevlakh 61,200
 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ While often politically aligned with Europe, Azerbaijan is generally considered to be at least mostly in Southwest or Western Asia geographically with its northern part bisected by the standard Asia-Europe divide, the Greater Caucasus. The United Nations classification of world regions places Azerbaijan in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook places it mostly in Southwest Asia [1] and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary places it in both; NationalGeographic.com, and Encyclopædia Britannica also place Georgia in Asia. Conversely, some sources place Azerbaijan in Europe such as Worldatlas.com.
  2. ^ AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ INZIBATI ƏRAZI BÖLGÜSÜ MƏLUMAT TOPLUSU [Collection of information on the administrative-territorial divisions of the Republic of Azerbaijan] (in Azerbaijani). Baku: National Assembly of Azerbaijan. 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Marushiakova, E.; Popov, V. (2016). Gypsies in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Springer International Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-319-41057-9. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Dumper, M.; Stanley, B.E. (2007). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Demographic Indicators of Azerbaijan, State Statistics Committee (Azerbaijan)
  6. ^ Population of Azerbaijan, State Statistics Committee (Azerbaijan)
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