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.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 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. 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.

Cities in Azerbaijan

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

Aghdam Agdash Aghjabadi Agstafa Agsu Astara Aghdara Babek Baku – the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan Balakən Barda Beylagan Bilasuvar Dashkasan Fuzuli Gadabay Ganja Goranboy Goychay Goygol Hajiqabul Imishli Ismayilli Jabrayil Julfa Kalbajar Khachmaz Khankendi Khojavend Khirdalan Kurdamir Lankaran Lerik Masalli Mingachevir Nakhchivan Naftalan Neftchala Oghuz Ordubad Qabala Qakh Qazakh Quba Qubadli Qusar Saatlı (city) Sabirabad Shabran Shahbuz Shaki Shamakhi Shamkir Sharur Shirvan Siyazan Shusha Sumgait Tartar Tovuz Ujar Yardimli Yevlakh Zaqatala Zardab Zangilan

Most populous Azerbaijani cities List of ten cities, including the capital Baku, with the highest population in city proper in 2024.

Rank AzerbaijaniCityPopulationImageDescription 1 Bakı Baku 2,344,900 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 Sumgait is the second-largest city and seaport in Azerbaijan. 3 Gəncə Ganja 330,700 Ganja is the third-largest city in Azerbaijan and the largest city outside the Baku metropolitan area. 4 Xırdalan Xırdalan 195,700 Xırdalan is a city between Baku and Sumgait. 5 Mingəçevir Mingachevir 102,900 Mingachevir is a city in the north of the country. 6 Naxçıvan Nakhchivan 97,200 Capital city of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan. 7 Şirvan Shirvan 85,500 Shirvan is located along the Kura river. 8 Şəki Shaki 65,300 Shaki is a city known for its rich history. 9 Yevlax Yevlakh 65,100 10 Lənkəran Lankaran 51,600 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

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