Map of Sumqayıt, Azerbaijan

Sumqayıt is the administrative centre of Sumqayit, Azerbaijan, with a population of about 427,000. It lies at 40.5897°N, 49.6686°E. Sumqayıt is about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Baku, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Saray, 8 km to the southeast.

Sumqayıt at a glance

Where is Sumqayıt?

• The 2nd 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 Sumqayıt

• Saray — 8 km southeast
• Khirdalan — 17 km southeast
• Bilajari — 20 km southeast
• Maştağa — 29 km east
• Baku — 30 km southeast
• Bakıxanov — 32 km southeast
• Qaraçuxur — 34 km southeast
• Hövsan — 43 km southeast
• Shamakhi — 87 km west
• Şirvan — 96 km southwest

Largest cities in Azerbaijan

• Baku — 2,351,300
• Ganja — 330,663
• 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.