Azerbaijan Cities with Latitude & Longitude – Download in Excel, CSV, SQL, JSON, XML
Last update : 23 March 2026.
Here you’ll find a curated sample of 100 key cities from Azerbaijan, each with essential data points such as latitude, longitude, administrative region, and other relevant attributes.
This preview is extracted from our full dataset, which includes a total of 4985 geographic locations across Azerbaijan.
Whether you’re working on mapping, analytics, or app development, the data is available for both personal and commercial use.
All entries can be downloaded in five formats: Excel (.xlsx), CSV, SQL, JSON, and XML.
Capital Highlight: The official capital city of Azerbaijan is Baku.
| Geoname_ID | City | Alternate_Name | Country_Code | Region | Sub_region | Latitude | Longitude | Elevation | Population | Timezone | Fcode_Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148146 | Dzhangyan | Cangan,Cəngan,Dzhalyan-Sal’yany,Dzhalyan-Sal’yany,Dzhangyan | AZ | Neftçala | 39.56337 | 49.02285 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586430 | Goranboy | Geran’boy,Geranboj,Geran’boy,Goranboy,Kasum-Ismailov,Kasum-Ismailovo,Kasum-Izmaylovo,Qasim Ismayilov,Qasym Ismayylov,Qasım Ismayılov,Геранбой | AZ | Goranboy | 40.61028 | 46.78972 | 10186 | Asia/Baku | seat of a first-order administrative division | ||
| 147106 | Sus | Sus,Suse,Сус,Սուս | AZ | Laçın | 39.62661 | 46.51419 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147476 | Mollaveli | Mollaveli,Mollavəli,Моллавели,Մոլլավելի | AZ | Füzuli | 39.51446 | 47.13185 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587218 | Aratkend Pervyy | Aratkend,Aratkend Pervyy,Birinci Aratkand,Birinci Aratkənd | AZ | Ağsu | 40.52112 | 48.39598 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 9887804 | İsnov | Isnov,İsnov | AZ | Quba | 41.26563 | 48.73137 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584579 | Zarna | Zarna,Zərnə | AZ | Qax | 41.51292 | 46.81864 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147020 | Uchtepe | Uch-Tapa,Uchtepe,Uctapa,Üçtəpə | AZ | Jalilabad | 39.33668 | 48.42686 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 8560374 | Zargova | Zargova,Zarqava,Zərqava | AZ | Ağsu | 40.64945 | 48.40815 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148430 | Ayıbasar | Ajybazar,Aybazar,Ayibasar,Ayibazar,Ayybazar,Ayıbasar,Ayıbazar,Hayibazar,Айыбазар,Հայիբազար | AZ | Laçın | 39.734 | 46.53433 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584711 | Samurçay | Ikinci Yalama,Ikindzhi-Yalama,Rybnyy Promysel Yalama Nomer Vtoroy,Samurcay,Samurchay,Samurçay,Yalama Nomer Vtoroy,Yalama Vtoraya,İkinci Yalama | AZ | Xaçmaz | 41.8377 | 48.59782 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148573 | Aleksandrovskoe | Aleksandrovka,Aleksandrovskoe,Sahriyar,Şəhriyar | AZ | Sabirabad | 39.94445 | 48.71375 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147143 | Sinovli | Sinovli,Sunuvly | AZ | Lənkəran | 38.834 | 48.69897 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 8505614 | Acarlı | Acanli,Acanlı,Acarli,Acarlı,Adzharly | AZ | Ağdam | 39.97775 | 47.01453 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 8700832 | Çeşməli | Cesmali,Çeşməli | AZ | Shaki | 41.13264 | 47.15274 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 11916723 | Suqovuşan | Suqovusan,Suqovuşan | AZ | Tǝrtǝr | 40.32559 | 46.74964 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147581 | Üçüncü Mahmudlu | Mahmudlu,Makhmudlu Tret’e,Makhmudlu Tret’ye,Makhmudlu Tret’ye,Ucuncu Mahmudlu,Üçüncü Mahmudlu,Махмудлу Третье,Մահմուդլու | AZ | Füzuli | 39.58299 | 47.22251 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147909 | Qaraqaşlı | Karakashly,Qaraqasli,Qaraqaşlı | AZ | İmişli | 39.87671 | 48.22461 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585243 | Poylu | Poyli,Poylu,Poyly | AZ | Ağstafa | 41.22819 | 45.4427 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585690 | Kürd | Kjurd,Kuerd,Kurd,Kyurd,Kyurt,Kürd,Кюрд | AZ | Qǝbǝlǝ | 40.80631 | 47.68958 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587162 | Seyfeli | Asagi Seyfali,Ashagy Seyfali,Ashagy-Shikhly,Aşağı Seyfəli,Seyfali,Seyfaly,Seyfeli,Seyfəli | AZ | Şǝmkir | 40.76092 | 46.12745 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 396067 | Alırzalar | Alirvalar,Alirzalar,Alırvalar,Alırzalar,Topal-Irzalar,Zaralyur,Zarralyur,Զառալյուր | AZ | Kalbajar | 39.97857 | 46.20463 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 11919085 | Əlirzalı | Alirzali,Əlirzalı | AZ | Goranboy | 40.50773 | 46.94406 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 800862 | Ismikhanly | Ismikhanly | AZ | Barda | 40.3388 | 47.17943 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 11803146 | Ağbulaq | Agbulaq,Ağbulaq | AZ | Xocalı | 39.80521 | 46.59451 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586631 | Corat | Corat,Dzhorat,Джорат | AZ | Sumqayit | 40.57176 | 49.70509 | 8624 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586849 | Çılğır | Chilagir,Chilegir,Cilagir,Cilgir,Çiləgir,Çılğır | AZ | Qusar | 41.36321 | 48.81434 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585041 | Şaumyanabad | Khankendy,Saumyanabad,Shaumyan,Shaumyanabad,Şaumyanabad | AZ | Şamaxı | 40.58101 | 48.5159 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584709 | Yaldili | Jaldili,Yaldili,Ялдили | AZ | Yevlax | 40.61984 | 46.9864 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148405 | Bodzherevan | Baciravan,Badzhiravan,Bodzherevan,Bəcirəvan | AZ | İmişli | 39.90743 | 48.17845 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148262 | Çomaxtur | Chomakhtur,Comaxtur,Çomaxtur | AZ | Nakhichevan | Sharur Rayon | 39.53655 | 44.97707 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | |
| 11799925 | Vətağa | Vataga,Vətağa | AZ | Beyləqan | 39.78459 | 47.92362 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148530 | Andreyevka | Andreyevka,Qarazancir,Qarazəncir | AZ | Jalilabad | 39.26326 | 48.50841 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586359 | İdrisoba | Idrisoba,İdrisoba | AZ | Xaçmaz | 41.62837 | 48.62224 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 393621 | Avaş | Avas,Avash,Avaş | AZ | Yardımlı | 38.90315 | 48.09511 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147624 | Lallar | Lallar | AZ | Jalilabad | 39.19664 | 48.30398 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587406 | Ağaçqala | Agachkala,Agacqala,Ağaçqala | AZ | Tovuz | 40.80065 | 45.71617 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587253 | Angelan | Angalan,Angelan,Angilan,Əngilan,Əngəlan | AZ | Xızı | 40.91138 | 49.13623 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147004 | Vamazğon | Vamazgon,Vamazqon,Vamazğon,Vomadzogony | AZ | Lerik | 38.9293 | 48.53028 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584708 | Yalqışlaq | Yalkyshlag,Yalkyshlak,Yalqislaq,Yalqışlaq | AZ | Goygol Rayon | 40.61156 | 46.21149 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148550 | Allar | Alar,Allar | AZ | Yardımlı | 38.79961 | 48.23243 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586450 | Gican | Gican,Gidzhan,Гиджан | AZ | Qusar | 41.3884 | 48.11321 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587318 | Ali-Bayramly | Ali-Bayramly,Mollacalilli,Mollacəlilli,Yeni Alibayramli,Yeni Əlibayramlı,Yeni-Alibayramly | AZ | Goygol Rayon | 40.58886 | 46.37493 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148273 | Çöl Beşdəli | Chel’-Beshdali,Chol’-Beshtali,Chol’beshtaly,Chol’-Beshtali,Chol’beshtaly,Chël’-Beshdali,Col Besdali,Çöl Beşdəli | AZ | Sabirabad | 39.88179 | 48.78521 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586809 | Dedeli | Dadali,Dedeli,Dədəli | AZ | Ağsu | 40.53484 | 48.16137 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585226 | Qazax | Agkeynak,Agkëynak,Gazakh,Kasach,Kasachisee,Kazachas,Kazah,Kazakh,Qazakh,Qazax,ha sa ke,qazakh,Газах,Казах,Կողթ,قازاخ,哈薩克 | AZ | Qazax | 41.09246 | 45.36561 | 18903 | Asia/Baku | seat of a first-order administrative division | ||
| 584860 | Taynaq | Taynag,Taynakh,Taynaq | AZ | Ağcabǝdi | 40.11666 | 47.16656 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584853 | Tazakend | Tazakand,Tazakend,Tǝzǝkǝnd,Təzəkənd,Тазакенд | AZ | Şǝmkir | 40.83331 | 46.14453 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585533 | Melikumud | Melikumu,Melikumud | AZ | Kürdǝmir | 40.44279 | 48.09603 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 448050 | Chullu | Chuleu,Chullu,Cullu,Çullu,Чуллу,Չուլէու | AZ | Jabrayil | 39.40722 | 46.71528 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585731 | Kyalyak | Kalak,Kelek,Kyalyak,Kələk | AZ | Goranboy | 40.72886 | 46.68526 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587352 | Akhmedabad | Ahmadabad,Akhmedabad,Razvaliny Akhmedabad,Əhmədabad | AZ | Sabirabad | 39.97492 | 48.61596 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587177 | Ashagy Khalilbeyli | Ashagy Khalilbeyli | AZ | Şǝmkir | 40.86667 | 46.13333 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 8507813 | Bina Khodzhavar | Bina Khodzhavar,Bina Xocavar,Binə Xocavar | AZ | Masally | 39.06654 | 48.65302 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586601 | Evedzhyuk | Avacuk,Evadzhuk,Evedzhyuk,Əvəcük | AZ | Qusar | 41.4687 | 48.39156 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586957 | Borispol | Barispol,Borispol,Borispol’,Borispol’,Sarkali,Sarkarli,Sərkalı,Sərkarlı,Sərkəli,Sərkəlı | AZ | Xaçmaz | 41.40914 | 48.77379 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 8669200 | Mekhsul | Mahsul,Mekhsul,Məhsul | AZ | Zaqatala | 41.48624 | 46.60253 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 394101 | Yuxarı Aralıq | Yukhary-Aralyk,Yuxari Araliq,Yuxarı Aralıq | AZ | Nakhichevan | Sharur Rayon | 39.54005 | 45.01503 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | |
| 585655 | Laman | Lamak,Laman | AZ | Xaçmaz | 41.4167 | 48.84554 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148036 | Üçbulaq | Goga,Hoge,Hoger,Hoghe,Hogher,Hoqa,Ucbulaq,Üçbulaq,Гога,Հողեր,Հողէ | AZ | Füzuli | 39.58836 | 47.03178 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 8622006 | Kenarchay | Kanarcay,Kenarchay,Kənarçay | AZ | Qusar | 41.36521 | 48.07112 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 9887797 | Sofikend | Sofikand,Sofikend,Sofikənd | AZ | Quba | 41.28418 | 48.62878 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148198 | Digah | Digah,Digyakh,Dygya | AZ | Lənkəran | 38.76308 | 48.82765 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147618 | Lekino | Lekino | AZ | Beyləqan | 39.76667 | 47.61667 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586845 | Çinarlı | Chinarly,Cinarli,Lenin,Çinarlı,Ленин | AZ | Qax | 41.46965 | 46.91582 | 6508 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 11214405 | Şahbulaq | Sahbulaq,Shakhbulag,Şahbulaq,Шахбулаг | AZ | Ağdam | 40.07296 | 46.90536 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147632 | Qızılavar | Kyzylavar,Qizilavar,Qızılavar | AZ | Masally | 38.96469 | 48.67925 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147397 | Novotroitskoye | Nasimi,Novotraitskoye,Novotroitskoye,Nəsimi | AZ | Bilǝsuvar | 39.53573 | 48.44759 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585715 | Qıpçaq | Kypchag,Kypchak,Kypchakh,Qipcaq,Qıpçaq,Кыпчак | AZ | Qax | 41.3025 | 46.82806 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147714 | Qorçu | Hayt’agh,Haytʻag,Hayt’agh,Korch’u,Korchu,Korch’u,Qorcu,Qorçu,Корчу,Կորչու,Հայթաղ | AZ | Laçın | 39.88697 | 46.35125 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147604 | Loda | Loda | AZ | Lerik | 38.59854 | 48.52989 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586836 | Çobanabdallı | Chobanabdally,Coban Abdalli,Cobanabdalli,Çoban Abdallı,Çobanabdallı | AZ | Samux | 40.7532 | 46.43757 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585044 | Şaumyan | Saumyan,Shaumyan,Şaumyan | AZ | Daşkǝsǝn | 40.47034 | 45.90756 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586183 | Qaraqaya | Karakaya,Qaraqaya | AZ | İsmayıllı | 40.79613 | 48.30729 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585316 | Orta Qəsil | Orta Kasil’,Orta Kasil’,Orta Qasil,Orta Qəsil | AZ | Ağdaş | 40.63712 | 47.50965 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148608 | Ağrı | Agri,Agry,Ağrı | AZ | Nakhichevan | Ordubad Rayon | 38.92448 | 45.92744 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | |
| 587164 | Aşağı Salahlı | Asagi Salahli,Ashaga-Salakhly,Ashagy Salakhly,Ashagy-Salakhly,Aşağı Salahlı,Ашагы-Салахлы | AZ | Qazax | 41.21006 | 45.33789 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 824074 | Bash Giounepaia | Bas Gunaypaya,Bas Guneytapa,Bash Giounepaia,Bash Gjunejleja,Bash Gyunep’aya,Bash Gyunep’aya,Bash Gyuneyleya,Baş Güneytəpə,Baş Günəypəyə,Баш Гюнейлея,Բաշ Գյունեյփայա | AZ | Ağdam | 40.09593 | 46.70482 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 585427 | Mutudere | Motudara,Motudərə,Mutudere | AZ | Gǝdǝbǝy | 40.60811 | 45.48667 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 824410 | Plankənd | Plankand,Plankənd | AZ | Gǝdǝbǝy | 40.48611 | 45.75389 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148516 | Arazbar | Araabazary,Araspar,Arasparlu,Arazbar,Arazbari,Arazbary,Arazbarı,Аразбары,Արազբազարը,Արազբար | AZ | Ağcabǝdi | 39.98402 | 47.1423 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587217 | Aratkend Vtoroy | Aratkend,Aratkend Vtoroy,Ikinci Aratkand,İkinci Aratkənd | AZ | Ağsu | 40.50169 | 48.40752 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148388 | Bala Surra | Bala Surra | AZ | Neftçala | 39.51667 | 49.01667 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 587039 | Baş Küngüt | Bas Kuenguet,Bas Kungut,Bash Kjungjut,Bash-Kyungyut,Baş Küngüt,Баш Кюнгют | AZ | Shaki | 41.16202 | 47.32326 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586694 | Düztahiroba | Dustair,Dustairoba,Duztahiroba,Dyuztairoba,Düztahiroba | AZ | Xaçmaz | 41.73689 | 48.54951 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147560 | Mamusta | Mamusta | AZ | Lənkəran | 38.65849 | 48.84501 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148069 | Ağbulaq | Aghbulag,Gecazur,Gedzhazur,Geçəzur,Gidzhadzur | AZ | Nakhichevan | Shahbuz Rayon | 39.44722 | 45.7225 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | |
| 585108 | Seidlyar | Asagi Seyidlar,Aşağı Seyidlər,Seidlyar,Sendlyar,Seyidlar,Seyidlər | AZ | Zərdab | 40.12133 | 47.85399 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 148249 | Dadashbeyli | Dadasbayli,Dadashbeyli,Dadaşbəyli | AZ | Sabirabad | 39.94929 | 48.86634 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 8431482 | Qovşudlu | Govshudlu,Nerkin Kavchut,Nerkin Kavjut,Qovsudlu,Qovsutlu,Qovşudlu,Qovşutlu,Говшудлу,Ներկին Կավձուտ | AZ | Jabrayil | 39.26171 | 46.87122 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586015 | Keşqutan | Keshkutan,Kesqutan,Keşqutan,Qesqutan,Qeşqutan | AZ | Qax | 41.37438 | 46.91125 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 586153 | Qarapirimli | Karapirili,Karapirimli,Qarapirimli | AZ | Goranboy | 40.69881 | 46.75723 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584571 | Zeiva | Dzeyva,Zeiva,Zejva,Zeyva,Zeyvǝ,Zeyvə,Зейва,Զեյվա | AZ | Goranboy | 40.45972 | 46.68306 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147176 | Şonacola | Shona-Chola,Shonadzhola,Sonacola,Şonacola | AZ | Lerik | 38.69143 | 48.40503 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147288 | Saatlı | Saatli,Saatly,Saatlı,Saotly,Саатлы | AZ | Saatlı | 39.93214 | 48.36892 | 87000 | Asia/Baku | seat of a first-order administrative division | ||
| 587044 | Bash-Karvend | Bas Qarvand,Bash-Karvend,Baş Qərvənd | AZ | Ağdam | 40.14003 | 47.01798 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 147094 | Tağaser | T’aghaser,T’aghaserr,Tagaser,Tagasir,Tağaser,Tʻagaser,T’aghaser,T’aghaserr,Тагасер,Թաղասեռ,Թաղասեր | AZ | Khojavend | 39.52001 | 47.01 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584856 | Tazakend | Tazakand,Tazakend,Təzəkənd,Ugurbavli,Ugurbayli,Uğurbəvli,Uğurbəyli | AZ | Tǝrtǝr | 40.31891 | 47.11211 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 584687 | Hacıhüseynli | Elenovka,Hacihuseynli,Hacıhüseynli,Yelenovka,Еленовка | AZ | Quba | 41.45455 | 48.64417 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place | ||
| 801234 | Gazarki-Gomer | Gazarki-Gomer | AZ | Kalbajar | 40.13325 | 46.62334 | 0 | Asia/Baku | populated place |
Azerbaijan: Mapping the Crossroads of Geography and Identity
A Land Where Geography Shapes the National Story
Azerbaijan is a country where landscape and politics have always been deeply entwined. It is not merely a territory on the edge of Europe and Asia—it is a pivot point. With the Caspian Sea to the east, the Caucasus Mountains to the north, and a vast mosaic of plains, valleys, and oil-rich basins in between, Azerbaijan demands to be read as a geographic text. And yet, the deeper patterns—its urban hierarchy, its regional divisions, its spatial rhythms—often remain underexplored in global discourse.
That’s precisely why I’ve developed a comprehensive, city-level **dataset for Azerbaijan**, meticulously structured to include **regional and departmental affiliations**, as well as **precise latitude and longitude coordinates** for each urban locality. This dataset is available in multiple formats—**Excel (.xlsx)**, **CSV**, **SQL**, **JSON**, and **XML**—but the recent addition of **Excel** has transformed accessibility, offering a format that is at once readable, sortable, and powerful.
From Baku to Ganja: Cities Shaped by History and Terrain
Baku may dominate the narrative with its skyline, its offshore oil platforms, and its cultural weight. But Azerbaijan’s geographic character is revealed most clearly in its smaller cities: Ganja, the ancient stronghold of the west; Lankaran, humid and verdant on the edge of the Talysh Mountains; Sheki, cradled by foothills and history. These cities don’t just differ in altitude and climate—they differ in administrative role, cultural composition, and spatial function.
Each one is located within a specific **rayon (district)** or **economic region**, a structure that defines how services are distributed, how resources are managed, and how population dynamics unfold. My dataset honors that structure—every city is connected to its **official region and department**, allowing users to navigate not just the geography of Azerbaijan, but the logic behind its territorial organization.
Why Excel Unlocks the Power of Place
There’s no denying the value of formats like SQL or JSON for advanced integration, but **Excel (.xlsx)** stands as the most immediate and transformative addition to this dataset. With Excel, geographic information is no longer abstract—it becomes **usable in seconds**. Users can filter cities by department, compare regional distributions, sort settlements by longitude to track east-west development, or cross-reference population and infrastructure data.
Excel empowers those who are not data scientists: planners, educators, local governments, NGOs, students. It turns complex spatial frameworks into readable, visual tools. In a country like Azerbaijan—where border dynamics, climate zones, and energy corridors are deeply regional—**Excel enables real-time, low-friction geographic insight**.
Precision in a Country of Contrasts
Azerbaijan’s geography is not uniform—it’s deeply stratified. Arid lowlands coexist with snow-covered uplands. Some districts are defined by agrarian life; others are hubs of industry or energy extraction. The distance between a Caspian fishing village and a mountain hamlet in Qakh is not just spatial—it’s systemic.
That’s why this dataset was built with **granularity and hierarchy** in mind. Cities are more than points; they are **nodes in an administrative and topographic network**. With region and department data embedded alongside exact coordinates, users gain a tool not just for navigation—but for **policy design, infrastructure planning, and academic research**.
Seeing Azerbaijan as a Structured System
To the outside world, Azerbaijan is often reduced to headlines or natural gas statistics. But to a geographer, the country is a living system—layered, administratively detailed, and profoundly shaped by its terrain. This dataset is not a snapshot—it’s a spatial instrument that reflects how Azerbaijan actually works.
With the **Excel version now available**, that structure is no longer limited to GIS professionals or code-heavy environments. It’s open to anyone who wants to engage with Azerbaijan through data—accurately, immediately, and with confidence.
In the end, Azerbaijan is not just a country between continents. It is a country built upon regions, departments, and cities that deserve to be studied and understood. This dataset makes that possible—one line, one coordinate, one Excel row at a time.
