List of cities in Azerbaijan
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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]
Cities in Azerbaijan
There are 78 urban settlements in Azerbaijan with the official status of a city (Azerbaijani: şəhər):
- Aghdam
- Agdash[3]
- Aghjabadi
- Agstafa
- Agsu[3]
- Astara
- Aghdara
- Babek
- Baku – the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan[4]
- Balakən
- Barda[3]
- Beylagan
- Bilasuvar
- Dashkasan
- Fuzuli
- Gadabay
- Ganja[3]
- Goranboy
- Goychay[3]
- Goygol
- Hajigabul
- Imishli
- Ismayilli
- Jabrayil
- Julfa
- Kalbajar
- Khachmaz[3]
- Khankendi
- Khojavend
- Khirdalan
- Kurdamir
- Lankaran
- Lerik
- Masalli
- Mingachevir
- Nakhchivan
- Naftalan
- Neftchala
- Oghuz
- Ordubad
- Qabala
- Qakh[3]
- Qazakh
- Quba[3]
- Qubadli
- Qusar
- Saatlı (city)
- Sabirabad
- Shabran
- Shahbuz
- Shaki
- Shamakhi[3]
- Shamkir
- Sharur
- Shirvan
- Siyazan
- Shusha
- Sumgait
- Tartar
- Tovuz
- Ujar
- Yardimli
- Yevlakh[3]
- Zaqatala
- Zardab
- Zangilan
Most populous Azerbaijani cities
List of ten cities, including the capital Baku, with the highest population in city proper in 2024.[5] [6]
| Rank | Azerbaijani | City | Population | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakı | Baku | 2,344,900 | File:Bakü gece görünüşü.jpg | Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea. It is located 28 meters below sea level, which also makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world. |
| 2 | Sumqayıt | Sumgait | 427,000 | File:Luxury Palace şadlıq sarayı, Sumqayıt.jpg | Sumgait is the second-largest city and seaport in Azerbaijan. |
| 3 | Gəncə | Ganja | 330,700 | File:Ganja Filarmonic hall.jpg | Ganja is the third-largest city in Azerbaijan and the largest city outside the Baku metropolitan area. |
| 4 | Xırdalan | Xırdalan | 195,700 | File:Heydar Aliyev park in Xirdalan.jpg | Xırdalan is a city between Baku and Sumgait. |
| 5 | Mingəçevir | Mingachevir | 102,900 | File:НМ.jpg | Mingachevir is a city in the north of the country. |
| 6 | Naxçıvan | Nakhchivan | 97,200 | File:Palace of Nakhchivan Khans.jpg | |
| 7 | Şirvan | Shirvan | 85,500 | File:Shirvan city.jpg | Shirvan is located along the Kura river. |
| 8 | Şəki | Shaki | 65,300 | File:Street in "Yukhari-Bash" Historic-Architectural Reserve in Shaki.JPG | Shaki is a city known for its rich history. |
| 9 | Yevlax | Yevlakh | 65,100 | ||
| 10 | Lənkəran | Lankaran | 51,600 | File:Lenkoran center.jpg | Lankaran is a city in the south on the coast of the Caspian Sea. |
See also
- Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
- List of geographic names of Iranian origin
- List of cities by country
- List of cities in Asia
- List of cities in Europe
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ INZIBATI ƏRAZI BÖLGÜSÜ MƏLUMAT TOPLUSU [Collection of information on the administrative-territorial divisions of the Republic of Azerbaijan] (in azərbaycanca). Baku: National Assembly of Azerbaijan. 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Demographic Indicators of Azerbaijan, State Statistics Committee (Azerbaijan)
- ^ Population of Azerbaijan, State Statistics Committee (Azerbaijan)
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