Divisions

Azerbaijan is divided into 59 districts (rayonlar), 11 cities (saharlar) and one autonomous republic (muxtar respublika), Nakhichevan. Nakhichevan itself is subdivided into seven districts and one city.

The districts are for the main part of Azerbaijan are listed below:

  • Absheron (includes an exclave in Baku)
  • Agjabadi
  • Agdam
  • Agdash
  • Agstafa
  • Agsu
  • Ali Bayramli city
  • Astara
  • Baku city
  • Balakan
  • Barda
  • Beylagan
  • Bilasuvar
  • Jabrayil
  • Jalilabad
  • Dashkasan
  • Davachi
  • Fizuli
  • Gadabay (borders an exclave of Armenia)
  • Ganja city
  • Goranboy
  • Goychay
  • Hajigabul
  • Imishli
  • Ismailli
  • Kalbajar (partly in Nagorno-Karabakh)
  • Kurdamir
  • Lachin
  • Lankaran
  • Lankaran city
  • Lerik
  • Masally
  • Mingachevir city
  • Naftalan city
  • Neftchala
  • Oguz
  • Qabala
  • Qakh
  • Qazakh (includes two exclaves in Armenia)
  • Qobustan
  • Quba
  • Qubadli
  • Qusar
  • Saatly
  • Sabirabad
  • Shaki
  • Shaki city
  • Salyan
  • Shamakhi
  • Shamkir
  • Samukh
  • Siazan
  • Sumqayit city
  • Shusha (part of Nagorno-Karabakh)
  • Shusha city (part of Nagorno-Karabakh)
  • Tartar (partially in Nagorno-Karabakh)
  • Tovuz (borders an exclave of Armenia)
  • Ujar
  • Khachmaz
  • Khankendi city (capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, currently named Stepanakert)
  • Khanlar
  • Khizi
  • Khojali (part of Nagorno-Karabakh)
  • Khojavend (part of Nagorno-Karabakh)
  • Yardymli
  • Yevlakh
  • Yevlakh city
  • Zangilan
  • Zaqatala
  • Zardab

The 7 districts and 1 city of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are as follows:

  • Babek
  • Julfa
  • Kangarli
  • Nakhchivan City
  • Ordubad
  • Sadarak (includes one exclave in Armenia)
  • Shakhbuz
  • Sharur