Roads in Azerbaijan
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Roads form the most important transport network in Azerbaijan, important for both domestic and international travel.
Overview[]
Azerbaijan is an important country for international transit. The total length of the Azerbaijani road network is about 29,000 km, serving domestic cargo traffic and connecting to international highways. Because Azerbaijan's railway network is inadequate, roads provide the most important form of transport in the country. Highways are mostly in fair condition, but do not meet international standards[clarification needed] for transit traffic. Smaller main and rural roads are in poor condition. All types of roads are undergoing rapid modernization with rehabilitation and extensions. For every 1,000 km2 of the national territory, there is 334 km of roads. In 2018, the Global Competitiveness Index ranked Azerbaijan 36th out of 137 countries for the quality (condition and extensiveness) of its road infrastructure.[1]
History[]
The first modern paved roads in Azerbaijan were built in the 19th century when it was part of the Russian Empire.
Road classification[]
Motorways[]
The most important class of highways is motorways. They are designated with the letter M.[2]
Azerbaijan has recently developed a network of multi-lane motorways, which are steadily being expanded. Especially around Baku, some of these roads are built to controlled-access highway standards. Most motorways have six lanes, whereas some in and near Baku may have up to eight. In cities, the motorways are illuminated.
Sign | Number | Route | Length | International numbers |
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M1 | Baku – Abşeron – Sumqayıt – Xızı – Siyəzən – Şabran – Quba – Qusar – Xaçmaz – Russia | 203 km | ||
Baku – Tovuz – Georgia | 507 km | |||
Ələt – Salyan – Lənkəran – Astara – Iran (Astara) | 211 km | |||
Baku – Şamaxı – Ağsu – Göyçay – Ağdaş | 253 km | |||
Yevlax – Şəki – Zaqatala – Balakən | 184 km | |||
Hajiqabul – Şirvan – Bəhramtəpə – Horadiz – Zəngilan – Armenia (closed) | 290 km | |||
M7 | Nakhchivan – Babək – Kəngərli – Şərur – Sədərək – Turkey | 81 km | ||
M8 | Culfa – Ordubad – Armenia (closed) | 89 km | ||
Reference: [2] |
Highways[]
65 other highways are a level below M-level roads and connect main highways to communities. These highways are designated with the letter R. The highway network is four lanes wide, two in each direction. Like motorways, they are illuminated in cities; lighting is less frequent in towns. In Azerbaijan, highway signs are blue and the names of locations are printed in capital letters. The main highways in the country are:
Sign | Number | Route | Length |
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– Xaçmaz – Xudat – Yalama – Russia | 88 km | ||
Giləzi – Xızı | 31 km | ||
Quba – Qusar | 12 km | ||
Quba – Xaçmaz | 22 km | ||
Qusar – Xudat | 29 km | ||
Hacı Zeynalabdin – Sahil | 40 km | ||
Hacı Zeynalabdin – Sumqayıt | 18 km | ||
Muğanlı – İsmayıllı | 40 km | ||
Qaraməryəm – İsmayıllı – Şəki – Oğuz | 158 km | ||
Qaraməryəm – Müsüslü | 22 km | ||
Ağsu – Kürdəmir – İmişli – Bəhramtəpə | 113 km | ||
Göyçay – Bərgüşad | 18 km | ||
Göyçay – Ucar | 20 km | ||
Ağdaş – Ləki | 10 km | ||
Ağdaş – Zarağan | 45 km | ||
Qorağan – Qax – Zaqatala | 43 km | ||
Xaldan – Mingəçevir | 13 km | ||
Mingəçevir – Mingəçevir Hydro Power Plant – Bəhramtəpə | 166 km | ||
Ganja – Kəlbəcər – Laçın | 200 km | ||
Ganja – Daşkəsən | 38 km | ||
Ganja – Samux | 8 km | ||
Şəmkir – Gədəbəy | 45 km | ||
Qazax – Uzuntala – Armenia (closed) | 14 km | ||
Ağstafa – Poylu – Georgia () | 54 km | ||
Goranboy – Naftalan | 18 km | ||
Goranboy – Tərtər | 35 km | ||
Tərtər – Hindarx | 41 km | ||
Yevlax – Xocalı – Laçın – Xankəndi – Şuşa | 154 km | ||
Bərdə – İstisu – Kəlbəcər | 164 km | ||
Xankəndi – Xocavənd | 42 km | ||
Şuşa – Füzuli | 53 km | ||
Ucar – Zərdab – Ağcabədi | 76 km | ||
Ağdam – Hindarx – Ağcabədi | 48 km | ||
Ağdam – Ağdərə | 26 km | ||
Ağdam – Füzuli – Horadiz – Xocavənd | 94 km | ||
Laçın – Həkəri | 83 km | ||
Laçın – Zabux – Armenia (closed) | 23 km | ||
Qubadlı – Xanlıq | 16 km | ||
Həkəri – Zəngilan | 23 km | ||
Füzuli – Cəbrayil – Mahmudlu | 46 km | ||
– Beyləqan – | 32 km | ||
Bəhramtəpə – Biləsuvar | 62 km | ||
Biləsuvar – Iran | 19 km | ||
Hacıqabul – Şirvan | 11 km | ||
Şirvan – Noxudlu – Salyan | 43 km | ||
Salyan – Neftçala | 40 km | ||
Masallı – Yardımlı | 53 km | ||
Lənkəran – Lerik | 55 km | ||
Nakhchivan – Şahbuz – Armenia (closed) | 65 km | ||
(371 km) – Ganja International Airport | 11 km | ||
(336 km) – Ganja | 8 km | ||
(317 km) – Train station Kürəkçay | 5 km | ||
(376 km) – Train station Alabaşlı | 8 km | ||
(70 km) – Train station Ələt | 5 km | ||
(220 km) – Train station Masallı | 5 km | ||
(17 km) – Kərimli | 31 km | ||
(46 km) – Şəki | 12 km | ||
(128 km) – Train station Zaqatala | 9 km | ||
(150 km) – Train station Balakən | 2 km | ||
(94 km) – İmişli | 7 km | ||
(250 km) – Zəngilan | 11 km | ||
(58 km) – Şərur | 4 km | ||
(80 km) – Sədərək | 8 km | ||
(3 km) – Babək | 3 km | ||
(44 km) – Culfa | 2 km | ||
(75 km) – Train station Ordubad | 5 km | ||
Reference: [2] |
Highway of local importance[]
Below R-level roads, highways of local importance connect M- and R-level roads to settlements. They are designated with Y for yerli (local). The road numbers are named in the format "Y-##-##", where # stands for a digit. The first two digits follow the same digits allocated to each district for license plates. The second pair of digits is assigned from 01 upwards in each district. Cities of republican significance[clarification needed] do not have their individual codes, as there are no local roads, only republican, regional, and municipal.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Quality of roads". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Azərbaycan Respublikasının respublika əhəmiyyətli avtomobil yollarının siyahısının təsdiq edilməsi haqqında" [On approval of the list of roads of republican significance of the Republic of Azerbaijan] (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Yerli əhəmiyyətli avtomobil yollarının siyahısı" [On approval of the list of roads of republican significance of the Republic of Azerbaijan].
This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/.
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