List of cities in Azerbaijan

There are 71 urban settlements in Azerbaijan with the official status of a city (Azerbaijani: şəhər). They are:

Most populous Azerbaijani cities

List of ten cities, including the capital Baku (2,122,300), with the largest populations, according to the 2012 census.^[1]

Rank	Azerbaijani	City	Population	Image	Description
1	Bakı	Baku	3,522,300 (2015)		Capital and largest city in Azerbaijan. The country's economic powerhouse
2	Gəncə	Ganja	321,700 (2015)		Second largest city in Azerbaijan
3	Sumqayıt	Sumqayit	298,000 (2015)		Third largest city & Second largest seaport in Azerbaijan
4	Mingəçevir	Mingachevir	100,775 (2012)		Mingachevir is a city in the north of the country.
5	Xırdalan	Khirdalan	92,000 (2009)		Khirdalan is a suburban city
6	Şirvan	Shirvan	85,000 (2012)		Located along the Kura river
7	Şəki	Shaki	67,000 (2012)		Shaki is a city known for its rich history.
8	Yevlax	Yevlakh	58,000 (2012)
9	Lənkəran	Lankaran	50,000 (2012)		Lankaran is a city in the south.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
• List of geographic names of Iranian origin
• List of cities by country
• List of cities in Asia
• List of cities in Europe

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