Map of Naxçıvan, Azerbaijan

Naxçıvan is the administrative centre of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, with a population of about 97,200. It lies at 39.2089°N, 45.4122°E. Naxçıvan is about 404 km (251 mi) west of Baku, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Poldasht, 33 km to the northwest.

Naxçıvan at a glance

Where is Naxçıvan?

• The 7th largest city in Azerbaijan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 24 min on the shortest day to 14 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Naxçıvan

• Poldasht — 33 km northwest, Iran
• Maku — 82 km west, Iran
• Khowy — 83 km southwest, Iran
• Marand — 92 km south, Iran
• Doğubayazıt — 120 km west, Turkey
• Salmās — 126 km southwest, Iran
• Yerevan — 133 km northwest, Armenia
• Abovyan — 136 km northwest, Armenia
• Iğdır — 142 km northwest, Turkey
• Vagharshapat — 143 km northwest, Armenia

Largest cities in Azerbaijan

• Baku — 2,351,300
• Sumqayıt — 427,000
• Ganja — 330,663
• Khirdalan — 196,200
• Yevlakh — 127,400
• Mingelchaur — 106,048
• 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.