Highlights of Azerbaijan Geography
Azerbaijan is located in a southeast part of Transcaucasian region, in the west of Asia . It borders in the north with Russia , in northwest with Georgia , in the south with Iran , in the West with Armenia , in extreme southwest with Turkey . Its eastern part is washed by the Caspian Sea . The territory's area is 86.6 thousand sq km. Besides its continental part Azerbaijan has numerous small islands in the Caspian Sea ( Baku archipelago and Absheron Peninsula ).
The territory of Azerbaijan is characterized by all kinds of relief: mounts and lowlands, plains and depressions. Roughly half of Azerbaijan territory is occupied by mountains: the Major Caucasus ridge in the north, the Minor Caucasus ridge in the south-west. The highest point of the country is Mount Bazardyuzyu found on the Main or Watershed Divide ridge ( 4,466 m ). In the middle part of the country there is Kura Lowland, in southeast - Lenkoran Lowland.
The country is rich in oil, iron ore, nonferrous metals.
Azerbaijan Map
Azerbaijan Geography - Climate
The country's climate varies from dry and humid subtropical to mountain tundra (high mountains). Summer temperatures are +26 … + 30 in plains and up to + 5 in high mountains. Winter temperatures vary from - 3 ?C in plains and up to-10 ?C in mountains. Summers are dry. Rains fall in autumn and spring.
Water resources
Rivers
All the rivers of Azerbaijan run into the Caspian Sea . Azerbaijan has about 1,250 shallow rivers. The majority of the rivers are related to the Kura river basin - the largest Caucasian river ( 1,515 km in length with the area of 188 thousand sq km ). One of them run directly into the Kura, others into its large inflow Araks - the second-largest river of Azerbaijan ( 1,072 km ), the others flow directly to the Caspian Sea. Mingechevir hydroelectric power station and Mingechevir water reservoir (605 sq k m) are located on the Kura River .
Lakes
There are around 250 lakes in the Republic, most of which are relatively small. The largest of them is Lake Gadjikabul (15.5 sq km ). The second largest is Lake Beyukshor (10 sq km ) Thenortheast slope of Murovdag ridge hosts a group of picturesque lakes with one of the Caucasus ' most beautiful one called Lake Gyoigyol .
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