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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. 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 (Azerbaijani: şəhər):

• 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
• Hajigabul
• Imishli
• Ismayilli
• Jabrayil
• Julfa
• Kalbajar
• Khachmaz
• Khankendi
• Khojavend
• Khirdalan
• Kurdamir
• Lankaran
• Lerik
• Masally
• 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 largest urban population in 2018.

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.
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		Yevlakh (Azerbaijani: Yevlax, pronounced ) is a city in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of the capital of Baku. It is surrounded by — but administratively separate from — the Yevlakh District.

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
• List of startups of Azerbaijan

References

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 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. ^ 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)

v t e Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Districts	Absheron Agdam Aghdara Agdash Aghjabadi Agstafa Agsu Astara Babek Balakan Barda Beylagan Bilasuvar Dashkasan Fuzuli Gadabay Goranboy Goychay Goygol Hajigabul Imishli Ismayilli Jabrayil Jalilabad Julfa Kalbajar Kangarli Khachmaz Khizi Khojaly Khojavend Kurdamir Lachin Lankaran Lerik Masally Neftchala Oghuz Ordubad Qabala Qakh Qazakh Gobustan Quba Qubadli Qusar Saatly Sabirabad Sadarak Salyan Samukh Shabran Shahbuz Shaki Shamakhi Shamkir Sharur Shusha Siyazan Tartar Tovuz Ujar Yardimli Yevlakh Zangilan Zagatala Zardab
Cities	Baku Ganja Khankendi Lankaran Mingachevir Naftalan Nakhchivan Shaki Shirvan Sumgait Yevlakh
Towns	Aghdam Aghdara Agdash Aghjabadi Agstafa Agsu Astara Babek Balakən Barda Beylagan Bilasuvar Dashkasan Fuzuli Gadabay Goranboy Goychay Goygol Hajiqabul Imishli Ismayilli Jabrayil Jalilabad Julfa Kalbajar Khachmaz Khizi Khojavend Khojaly Khirdalan Kurdamir Lachin Lerik Masally Neftchala Oğuz Ordubad Gabala Qakh Gazakh Gobustan Quba Qubadli Qusar Saatly Sabirabad Salyan Shabran Shahbuz Shamakhi Shamkir Sharur Shusha Siyazan Tartar Tovuz Ujar Yardimli Zangilan Zagatala Zardab
Names in italics indicate parts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

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