Nakhchivan (region)
Table of Contents: Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Naxcivan, visa requirements Flights to Naxcivan, airtickets By train By car Buses to Naxcivan / Get around / Naxcivan attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Naxcivan nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Stay safe / Get out Related articles: : Nakhchivan (city), Narrow Road to the Deep North, Nassfeld, Naturism, Nepali phrasebook, Neringa, Neshisar National Park, Newark, Newcastle, Newell Highway, Newport, New England Highway, New Guinea, New Year holidays in Hungary, New York, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Niagara Falls, Nine days in New Zealand's North Island, Nine days in New Zealand's South Island, Niteroi, Nogales, Noravank, Norfolk, Northern Europe, Northern Islands, Northern Lights, Northwest Airlines, North America, North Pole, Norwegian phrasebook, November, Nuevo Laredo, Nuwara Elya, Nyanja phrasebook, Nyborg |
Nakhchivan is an exclave of Azerbaijan, which borders Turkey to the northwest, Armenia to the north and east, and Iran to the south.
Regions
Cities
Other destinations
Culture and History
Nakhchivan is separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by Armenia, with which Azerbaijan is still at war. The region is not a major tourist destination.
Talk
Azeri, Turkish, and Russian are widely understood.
Travel to Naxcivan, visa requirements
Flights to Naxcivan, airtickets
The best way to get to Nakhchivan is to fly from Baku to Jevlach airport, just outside the exclave's capital (airport code: EVL), Azal operates a shuttle service, heavily subsidized by the Azeri government. From Jevlach you can also fly to Moscow with Samara airlines. If you are arriving from Baku there is no passport check and you can simply walk out of the terminal. There are buses and taxis to the city, which is only 3km away.
The nearest airport with connections to Ankara is at Erzurum (ERZ), 250 kilometres west of Nakhchivan.
By train
If you are travelling by land, you can also cross to and from Iran at the Julfa border point, the city on the other side is Jolfa (The other Azeri-Iranian border crossing is between Astara and .... Astara!). There are trains to Tabriz.
By car
Buses to Naxcivan
The exclave has a short border with Turkey in Sadarak which allows an easy link to the city of Igdir. Have in mind that the border is open only 10 hours a day and that border guards are very corrupt.
Get around
Naxcivan attractions and sightseeing
City tours
Good restaurants and cheap meals
qutab,dolma(naxcivanski dolma),bozartma,xash and many more....
Naxcivan nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.
Vine growing in Nakhchivan is an ancient tradition, in the Araz valley and foothills. Very hot summers and long warm autumn make it possible to grow such highly saccharine grapes as bayan-shiraz, tebrizi, shirazi. Wines such as "Nakhchivan" "Shahbuz", "Abrakunis", "Aznaburk" are of reasonable quality and very popular.
Hotels, youth hostels, lodging
- Hotel Sahin (Hotel Sahin, Nizami street, Nakhchivan City, 373630 )
- Hotel Tabriz (Hotel Tabriz, Azadliq avenue (near the old baths), Nakhchivan City, 373630) tel:255-56760 fax:255-56760.
- Hotel Tehran (Hotel Tehran, Nakhchivan City, 373630)
- Hotel Togrud (Hotel Togrud, 4km South-East of the centre, Nakhchivan City, 373630)
- Hotel Ukraina (Hotel Ukraine, 2 km South-East of the centre, Nakhchivan City, 373630) tel: 255-55383 fax: 255-55383
Stay safe
Being an important trade center, with manifold connections to Iran and Turkey, Nakhichevan city is after Baku the most cosmopolitan city in Azerbaijan, and this is reflected also in the availability of accommodation.
Beware of officials when taking photographs. Rumor has it, even taking pictures in the direction of the Armenian border could get your camera confiscated.
Get out
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