Map of Ganja, Azerbaijan

Ganja is the administrative centre of Gǝncǝ, Azerbaijan, with a population of about 330,663. It lies at 40.6828°N, 46.3606°E. Ganja is about 300 km (187 mi) west of Baku, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shamkhor, 33 km to the northwest.

Ganja at a glance

Where is Ganja?

• The 3rd largest city in Azerbaijan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 15 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ganja

• Shamkhor — 33 km northwest
• Mingelchaur — 60 km east
• Yevlakh — 67 km east
• Barda — 73 km southeast
• Sheki — 89 km northeast
• Ağdam — 91 km southeast
• Göyçay — 117 km east
• Agdzhabedy — 117 km southeast
• Pārsābād — 175 km southeast, Iran
• Naxçıvan — 183 km southwest

Largest cities in Azerbaijan

• Baku — 2,351,300
• Sumqayıt — 427,000
• Khirdalan — 196,200
• Yevlakh — 127,400
• Mingelchaur — 106,048
• Naxçıvan — 97,200
• Lankaran — 89,300
• Qaraçuxur — 87,349
• Lerik — 87,000
• Şirvan — 70,220

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.