Map of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan

Shamakhi is the administrative centre of Şamaxı, Azerbaijan, with a population of about 40,300. It lies at 40.6314°N, 48.6414°E. Shamakhi is about 109 km (68 mi) west of Baku, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Göyçay, 76 km to the west.

Shamakhi at a glance

Where is Shamakhi?

• The 20th largest city in Azerbaijan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shamakhi

• Göyçay — 76 km west
• Şirvan — 81 km south
• Sumqayıt — 87 km east
• Saray — 91 km east
• Xaçmaz — 94 km north
• Khirdalan — 96 km east
• Imishli — 98 km southwest
• Bilajari — 101 km east
• Baku — 109 km east
• Bakıxanov — 115 km east

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.