Nakhchivan (city)

For other uses, see Nakhchivan (disambiguation).

Nakhchivan
Naxçıvan
City
Landmarks of Nakhcivan, from top left: Garabaghlar Mausoleum • Khan Palace Nakhcivan Hospital • Momine Khatun City Centre • Juma Mosque Feminine Centre • Nakhcivan Mountains
Landmarks of Nakhcivan, from top left:
Garabaghlar Mausoleum • Khan Palace
Nakhcivan Hospital • Momine Khatun
City Centre • Juma Mosque
Feminine Centre • Nakhcivan Mountains
Location of Nakhchivan
Coordinates: 39°12′58″N 45°24′38″E / 39.21611°N 45.41056°E / 39.21611; 45.41056
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan
Area
 • Total
190 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation
873 m (2,864 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
94,500
DemonymNakhchivanly
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Websiteih.nakhchivan.az

Nakhchivan (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Azerbaijani pronunciation: [nɑxtʃɯˈvɑn]; Armenian: Նախիջևան, romanized: Nakhijevan) is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan, located 450 km (280 mi) west of Baku. The municipality of Nakhchivan consists of the city of Nakhchivan, the settlement of Əliabad and the villages of Başbaşı, Bulqan, Haciniyyət, Qaraçuq, Qaraxanbəyli, Tumbul, Qarağalıq, and Daşduz.[2] It is spread over the foothills of Zangezur Mountains, on the right bank of the Nakhchivan River at an altitude of 873 m (2,864 ft) above sea level.

  1. ^ "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 24 September 2008.