{"id":480,"date":"2010-09-21T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T11:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azconsulate.hip-hop.sk\/"},"modified":"2010-12-03T16:16:30","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T15:16:30","slug":"geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.azconsulate.sk\/en\/azerbaijan\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geography<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Azerbaijan has a\u00a0good geographical location. It is located at the boundary of Europe and Asia, in the centre of transcaucasian<\/em> transport space<\/em>, which supported the trade not only in the past (The Great Silk road lead through Azerbaijan), but provides trade possibilities between the countries of \u201eWest\u201c and \u201eEast\u201c nowadays as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

12% of the territory is covered by forests; 1,7% by water; 54,9% by farmlands.<\/span><\/p>\n

The distance between Baku and the North pole is 5550 km, from the equator 4440 km.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are some islands in Caspian Sea that belong to Azerbaijan. One of the largest is Pirallahi with the area of 14,4 km\u00b2; Chilov with the area of 11,5 km\u00b2; Khara-Zira (3,5 km\u00b2) and Boyuk-Zira<\/span><\/p>\n

(1,4 km\u00b2).<\/span><\/p>\n

Waters<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

More than 8000 rivers flow throught the country. 850 of them are longer than 5 km and 24 rivers have more than 100 km. All of them fall into Caspian Sea, which forms the eastern border of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most important rivers are Aras (1072 km) and\u00a0Kura (1515 km). They are the main source of watering and places of water tanks and hydrolectric power plants. There are many upland rivers (Tala\u010daj, Kurkmuch\u010daj),\u00a0 freshwater and salty lakes (glacial lakes Tufangol, Gad\u017eikabul, salty lake Bejuk\u0161or at\u010f.), which are used functionally as well. Goygol is considered to be the most beautiful lake. It is known as a\u00a0Blue lake.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the largest lakes are Sarisu (67 km\u00b2), Aggel (56,2 km\u00b2) and\u00a0Agzibirchala (37 km\u00b2).<\/span><\/p>\n

Azerbaijan is known as a \u201eMuseum of mineral waters\u201c. Waters in Nach\u010divan are also well-known abroad for their\u00a0 rich chemical content. Groundwaters, termal and mineral springs at the Absheron peninsula and in the mountaineous regions of Talysh mountains, Great and Small Caucasus (mineral water Siraba, Istisu, Badamly) are used as well. Exceptionally rich for hot wells and mineral water is the region Guba-Chachmaz.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a\u00a0relax, sport and health centre with a\u00a0sanatorium by the river Gusarchay, that is visited mostly for its mineral waters and healing mud.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caspian Sea <\/strong>X\u0259z\u0259r d\u0259nizi<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Caspian Sea is the world\u2019s most salty lake. It\u2019s area is 400\u00a0000 km\u00b2 and\u00a0depth 1025 m. It is important not only from the physical and geographical point of view, but also for the occurence of the rare species of animals and plants and exploitation in the industry and transport. In Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea i sused for fishery, water transport, crude oil output and tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lenght of the shore of the caspian with Azerbaijan is 456 km.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mud volcanoes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Interesting natural phenomenon are mud volcanoes. They can be continental and sea (many sea mud volcanoes are in the south of the Caspian Sea). From the total number of 800, as many as 400 mud volcanoes are on the territory of Azerbaijan. Some of them are even recorded in the UNESCO World Heritage List.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest mud volcano in the world, Taragay with the height 410 metres, is located in the south of the natural reserve Gobustan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vulcanic activity gives rise to the healing thermal springs. That is also why lot of spas, which use beneficial effects of the springs and mud for healing the central nervous system disorders, dermal, gynecological and other diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Relief<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Relief of Azerbaijan is diversified, but it could be said, that lowlands and mountain areas prevail.<\/span><\/p>\n

About 60% of the Azerbaijan\u2019s territory is mountaineous. Most distinguished are Great and Small Caucasus and Talysh mountains. Southeastern part of Great Caucasus belongs to Azerbaijan. Two highest peaks are located there: Bazard\u00fcz\u00fc (4\u00a0466 metres above sea level) and\u00a0\u0160achdag ( 4\u00a0243 metres above sea level). Small caucasus covers the west and the southwest of the country. It is made from the igneous rocks. Talysh mountains line the southeastern border of Azerbaijan. The area between these two dominants is \u201efilled\u201c by the Kura-Araz lowland.<\/span><\/p>\n

The difference in altitude in the country moves around the level of 4 500 metres. For comparison: the lowest situated is the Pricaspaian lowland (-26,5 meters below the sea level) and the highest peak of Azerbaijan is Bazard\u00fcz\u00fc with the height of 4\u00a0466 metres.<\/span><\/p>\n

Climate<\/strong><\/p>\n

The climate of Azerbaijan is influenced by the geographical position of the country, relief and Caspian Sea. 9 out of 11 climatic zones cover the area of the country, that is why the climate changes at every kilometer. Dry subtropical climate characterizes the Absheron and Kura- Araz lowland, humid subtropical climate the south of Talysh mountains, foothills and Liankaran lowland. Moderate climate is typical for the forested areas of Great and Small Caucasus and cold for mountains.<\/p>\n

Podnebie Azerbajd\u017eanu ovplyv\u0148uje geografick\u00e1 poloha krajiny, reli\u00e9f a\u00a0Kaspick\u00e9 more. V\u00a0krajine sa strieda 9 z\u00a011 klimatick\u00fdch p\u00e1siem sveta, preto sa podnebie Azerbajd\u017eanu men\u00ed z\u00a0kilometra na kilometer. Such\u00e9 subtropick\u00e9 p\u00e1smo je charakteristick\u00e9 pre Ab\u0161eron a\u00a0Kursko-Arazsk\u00fa n\u00ed\u017einu, vlhk\u00e9 subtropick\u00e9 p\u00e1smo pre juh Taly\u0161sk\u00fdch h\u00f4r, podhorsk\u00e9 oblasti a Ljankiaransk\u00fa n\u00ed\u017einu. Mierne podnebie je typick\u00e9 pre zalesnen\u00e9 oblasti Ve\u013ek\u00e9ho a\u00a0Mal\u00e9ho Kaukazu a\u00a0chladn\u00e9 v\u00a0hor\u00e1ch. The average temperature in lowlands is 25-27\u00b0C, in the mountains it is usually 5\u00b0C and less; in January it moves from 0\u00b0C to 3\u00b0C in lowlands and in the mountain regions it reaches -10\u00b0C and less.<\/p>\n

Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many species of animals live in Azerbaijan due to the changes of climate. \u00a0Fauna is enriched by species from Iran, Central Asia and countries of Mediterranean. 108 species of animals that live in Azerbaijan are recorded in the Red book, the list of threatened species of animals and plants.<\/p>\n

Flora<\/strong><\/p>\n

On relatively small area of Azerbaijan you can find almost all species of plants. Flora of Azerbaijan is the richest among other caucasian countries\u2013 66% of all species of Caucasian plants grow here. Moreover, 240 endemic species of plants occur in Azerbaijan.\u00a0 Azerbaijan is home to the rare species of trees and bushes, such as black lime, yew-tree, Eldar Scots pine, churma etc.<\/p>\n

Minerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three types of minerals are mined on the territory of Azerbaijan: metals, non-metallic minerals and fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

The most important are fossil fuels \u2013 oil and natural gas. For their output, 47 thousand km\u00b2 of the total area of the country – \u00a086,6 thousand km\u00b2 \u00a0– is exploited. The amount of oil mined in Azerbaijan comprises 1% of the world oil reserves.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijan has been the leader in the oil output already in past. First oil well was made in 1848 in Baku. During the years 1897 \u2013 1907, the largest pipeline in world had been constructed. It lead from Baku to the georgian town Batumi by the Black Sea. It was more than 800 km long and had 20 cm in diameter. The first tank truck for the oil transit was also constructed in Baku. Its name was Zoroaster. The oil output from the sea started in 1949 in the metropolis of Azerbaijan as well.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijani oil has an exceptional value at the world market. The number of investors coming to the country has been rising. Some experts say that underground reserves of the oil in Azerbaijan reach more than 3 billion tons. The largest oil and gas fields are on the Absheron peninsula, on the continental shelves of the Caspian Sea, in southeastern Shirvan, central savannas, in Gobustan, Siazan etc. Small Caucasus is rich in metals (iron, titanium, gold, silver, copper, cobalt etc.), limestone is mined in Gobustan, Absheron and Tovuz, travertine in Nakchivan, marble in Dashkesan etc.<\/p>\n

Ecology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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