Map of Salyan, Azerbaijan

Salyan is the administrative centre of Salyan District, Azerbaijan, with a population of about 36,555. It lies at 39.5962°N, 48.9848°E. Salyan is about 116 km (72 mi) southwest of Baku, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Şirvan, 38 km to the north.

Salyan at a glance

Where is Salyan?

• The 24th largest city in Azerbaijan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 22 min on the shortest day to 14 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Salyan

• Şirvan — 38 km north
• Jalilabad — 60 km southwest
• Imishli — 85 km west
• Pārsābād — 92 km west, Iran
• Lankaran — 94 km south
• Lerik — 104 km southwest
• Khirdalan — 115 km northeast
• Baku — 116 km northeast
• Bilajari — 117 km northeast
• Shamakhi — 119 km north

Largest cities in Azerbaijan

• Baku — 2,351,300
• Sumqayıt — 427,000
• Ganja — 330,663
• Khirdalan — 196,200
• Yevlakh — 127,400
• Mingelchaur — 106,048
• Naxçıvan — 97,200
• Lankaran — 89,300
• Qaraçuxur — 87,349
• Lerik — 87,000

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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.