Country · AZ
Azerbaijan in other languages: exonyms, Baku, Karabakh and districts
Azerbaijan is Azərbaycan in Azerbaijani, Азәрбајҹан in its former Cyrillic alphabet, officially Azərbaycan Respublikası, the Republic of Azerbaijan; its ISO codes are AZ, AZE and 031. The name appears here in 177 languages and varieties, Baku in 76, Nagorno-Karabakh in 94, and every district, city and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Latin and Cyrillic.
Official languagesAzerbaijani (azərbaycanca / азәрбајҹанҹа)
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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
- alpha-2
- AZ
- alpha-3
- AZE
- numeric
- 031
Azərbaycan
Azerbaijani · Latin
Azərbaycan Respublikası
Азәрбајҹан
Azerbaijani · CyrillicRomanised Azərbaycan
Азәрбајҹан Республикасы
- English
- AzerbaijanRepublic of Azerbaijan
- Capital
- BakıБакыBakı · Baku
ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026. Flag geometry and colours after the Wikimedia Commons drawing: blue, red and green bands with a white crescent and eight-pointed star.
Azerbaijan in other languages: list of exonyms
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Welsh, Basque, Indonesian, Javanese, Lingala, Swahili | eng / cym / eus / ind / jav / lin / swa | Azerbaijan | same as written |
| Breton, Interlingua, Romanian | bre / ina / ron | Azerbaidjan | same as written |
| Danish, Faroese, Norwegian | dan / fao / nor | Aserbajdsjan | same as written |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German | deu / ltz / nds | Aserbeidschan, Aserbaidschan | same as written |
| Italian, Ladin, Aromanian | ita / lld / rup | Azerbaigian | same as written |
| Asturian, Spanish | ast / spa | Azerbaiyán | same as written |
| Kashubian, Polish | csb / pol | Azerbejdżan | same as written |
| Lower Sorbian, Veps | dsb / vep | Azerbajdžan | same as written |
| West Frisian, Dutch | fry / nld | Azerbeidzjan | same as written |
| Haitian Creole, Walloon | hat / wln | Azerbaydjan | same as written |
| Kinyarwanda, Rundi | kin / run | Azerbayija | same as written |
| Turkish, Zazaki | tur / zza | Azerbaycan | same as written |
| Afrikaans | afr | Aserbeidjan, Azerbaidjan | same as written |
| Aragonese | arg | Azerbayán, Azerbaiyán, Azerbaxán | same as written |
| Aymara | aym | Asirbayjan | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Azərbaycan / Азәрбајҹан | Azərbaycan |
| Bambara | bam | Azɛrɛbayijan | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Azerbejdžan / Азербејџан / آزەربەيجان | Azerbejdžan |
| Catalan | cat | Azerbaidjan, Azerbaitjan | same as written |
| Czech | ces | Ázerbajdžán, Ázerbájdžán | same as written |
| Cornish | cor | Aserbayjan | same as written |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | Azerbaycan / Азербайджан | Azerbaycan |
| Esperanto | epo | Azerbajĝano | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Aserbaidžaan | same as written |
| Finnish | fin | Azerbaidžan, Azerbaidzhan | same as written |
| Kven | fkv | Aserbaidžan | same as written |
| French | fra | Azerbaïdjan | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal | frp | Azèrbayidj·an | same as written |
| Friulian | fur | Azerbaigjian | same as written |
| Gagauz | gag | Azerbaycan / Азербайӂан | Azerbaycan |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | Asarbaidean, Asarbajan | same as written |
| Irish | gle | An Asarbaiseáin / An Asarbaiseáin | same as written |
| Galician | glg | Acerbaixán | same as written |
| Manx | glv | Yn Asserbajaan | same as written |
| Croatian | hrv | Azerbejdžan, Azerbajdžan | same as written |
| Upper Sorbian | hsb | Azerbajdźan | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Azerbajdzsán | same as written |
| Igbo | ibo | Azabaijan | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Aserbaídsjan | same as written |
| Jersey Norman French | jnf | Azerbaidgian | same as written |
| Karakalpak | kaa | Aʻzerbayjan / Әзербайжан | Aʻzerbayjan |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Azerbayican, Ezerbayican | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Azerbaidzania, Adrabigania, Aderbeigania, Aderbigania, Atropatia | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Azerbaidžāna | same as written |
| Limburgish | lim | Azerbaidzjan | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Azerbaidžanas | same as written |
| Malagasy | mlg | Ajerbaidzana | same as written |
| Maltese | mlt | Ażerbajġan | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Azerbaidjan / Азербайӂан | Azerbaidjan |
| Maori | mri | Hēbaitiana | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Azerbaijan / اذربيجان | Azerbaijan |
| Nahuatl | nah | Azerbaiyan | same as written |
| Novial | nov | Aserbaijan | same as written |
| Norman French | nrm | Azérie | same as written |
| Occitan | oci | Azerbaitjan | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Azerbaijão | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Asarsuyu, Asirwayan | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Azerbaijan / आज़ेर्बाइजान | Azerbaijan |
| Romansh | roh | Aserbeidschan | same as written |
| Sicilian | scn | Azzirbaiggian | same as written |
| Slovak | slk | Azerbajdžán, Azerbajdžan | same as written |
| Slovio | slo | Azerbia / Азербиа | Azerbia |
| Slovenian | slv | Azerbejdžan, Azerbajdžan | same as written |
| Northern Sami | sme | Aserbaižan | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Azėrbaidžians | same as written |
| Samoan | smo | Asepaiana | same as written |
| Somali | som | Asarbajaan, Aserbajaan | same as written |
| Albanian | sqi | Azerbajxhani | same as written |
| Sardinian | srd | Azerbaijàn | same as written |
| Saterland Frisian | stq | Aserbaidschan | same as written |
| Swedish | swe | Azerbajdzjan | same as written |
| Tetum | tet | Azerbaijaun | same as written |
| Tagalog | tgl | Aserbayan, Aserbadyan | same as written |
| Talysh | tly | Azırboycon / Азырбојҹон | Azırboycon |
| Tongan | ton | Asēpaisani | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Azerbeýjan / Азербейҗан, Azerbaýjan / Азербайҗан | Azerbeýjan, Azerbaýjan |
| Uzbek | uzb | Ozarbayjon / Озарбайжон / ئازەربەيجان | Ozarbayjon |
| Vietnamese | vie | Ai-déc-bai-gian | same as written |
| Volapük | vol | Lasärbaycän | same as written |
| Võro | vor | Asõrbaidžaan | same as written |
| Wolof | wol | Aserbayjaan | same as written |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Аꙁѣрбаича́нъ | Azěrbaičánŭ |
| Abaza, Altai, Chuvash, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Meadow Mari, Ossetian, Rusyn, Russian, Tuvan, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Kalmyk | abq / alt / chv / kjh / kom / krc / mhr / oss / rue / rus / tyv / udm / ukr / xal | Азербайджан | Azerbajdžan |
| Kumyk, Lezgi, Tabassaran | kum / lez / tab | Азербайжан | Azerbajžan |
| Abkhaz | abk | Азербаиџьан | Azerbaidž'an |
| Avar | ava | Азарбижан | Azarbižan |
| Bashkir | bak | Әзербайжан / Äzerbayjan | Äzerbayjan |
| Belarusian | bel | Азербайджан / Azierbajdžan, Азэрбайджан / Azerbajdžan | Azierbajdžan, Azerbajdžan |
| Bulgarian | bul | Азърбайджан, Азербайджан | Azărbajdžan, Azerbajdžan |
| Chechen | che | Азербайджан / Azerbaydƶan | Azerbaydƶan |
| Kazakh | kaz | Әзірбайжан / ءازىربايجان / Äzirbayjan | Äzirbayjan |
| Kabardian | kbd | Азэрбиджан | Azărbidžan |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Азербайжан / ازەربايجان / Azerbaycan | Azerbaycan |
| Kurdish (Caucasus, Cyrillic) | kmr | Азербайщан / Azêrbaycan, Азьрбещан / Azirbêcan | Azêrbaycan, Azirbêcan |
| Lak | lbe | Азирбижан | Azirbižan |
| Macedonian | mkd | Азербејџан | Azerbejdžan |
| Mongolian | mon | Азербайжан | Azerbajǰan |
| Yakut | sah | Азербайдьан | Azerbajd'an |
| Serbian | srp | Азербејџан / Azerbejdžan | Azerbejdžan |
| Tatar | tat | Азәрбайҗан / Azärbaycan / ئازەربايجان | Azärbaycan |
| Tajik | tgk | Озарбойҷон / آذربایجان / Ozarbojçon | Ozarbojçon |
| Tat and Judeo-Tat | ttt/jdt | Азербижан / אַזירבּאִז׳אַן / Azerbiçan | Azerbiçan |
| Arabic | ara | أزربيجان, آذربيجان, أذربيجان | Azarbayǧān, Āḏarbayǧān, Aḏarbayǧān |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | آذربایجان / Azərbaycan | Azərbaycan |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | ئازەربایجان / Azerbaycan, ئازرباجان / Azirbaycan | Azerbaycan, Azirbaycan |
| Persian | fas | آذربایجان / Âzarbâyejân | Âzarbâyejân |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | آذربائیجان | Āẕarbāʾījān |
| Dari | prs | اذربایجان, آذربایجان | Aẕarbāyjān, Āẕarbāyjān |
| Pashto | pus | اذربايجان, آذربايجان | Aẕarbāyjān, Āẕarbāyjān |
| Uyghur | uig | ئەزەربەيجان / Ezerbeyjan / Әзәрбәйҗан | Ezerbeyjan |
| Urdu | urd | آذربائیجان, آذربائجان | Āẕarbāʾījān, Āẕarbāʾijān |
| Dhivehi | div | އަޒަރުބައިޖާން | Ażarubaijān |
| Syriac | syr | ܐܕܪܒܝܓܢ | Adarbaygan |
| Hebrew | heb | אזרביג׳ן / אזרבייג׳ן, אזרבאיג׳אן | Azerbayjan, Azerbāyjān |
| Ladino | lad | אזירבאייגﬞאן / Azerbaydjan | Azerbaydjan |
| Yiddish | yid | אַזערבײַדזשאַן | Azerbaydžan |
| Berber (Tifinagh) | ber | ⴰⴷⵔⴱⵉⵊⴰⵏ / Adrbijan | Adrbijan |
| Amharic | amh | አዘርባይጃን, አዜርባይጃን | Ăzärbayjan, Ăzerbayjan |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell-dhi | Αζερμπαϊτζάν | Azermpaïtzán |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell-kat | Ἀζερμπαϊτζάν, Ἀζερμπαϊντζάν | Azermpaïtzán, Azermpaïntzán |
| Armenian | hye | Ադրբեջան | Adrbeǰan |
| Georgian, Mingrelian | kat / xmf | აზერბაიჯანი | Azerbaiǰani |
| Laz | lzz | აზერბაჲჯანი / Azerbaycani, აზერბაიჯანი / Azerbaicani | Azerbaycani, Azerbaicani |
| Hindi | hin | आज़र्बैजान, अज़रबैजान | Āzarbæjān, Azarbæjān |
| Bengali | ben | আজারবাইজান | Ājārbāijān |
| Gujarati | guj | અઝેરબીજાન | Ajʰerbījān |
| Oriya | ori | ଆଜେରବାଇଜାନ୍ | Ājerbāijān |
| Punjabi | pan | ਅਜ਼ਰਬਾਈਜਾਨ | Azarbāījān |
| Sinhala | sin | අසර්බයිජාන් | Asarbayijān |
| Kannada | kan | ಅಜೇರ್ಬೈಜಾನ್ | Ajērbaijān |
| Malayalam | mal | അസര്ബെയ്ജാൻ, അസര്ബൈജാൻ | Asarbeyjān, Asarbaijān |
| Tamil | tam | அஸர்பைஜான், அஜர்பைஜான் | Asarpaijāṉ, Ajarpaijāṉ |
| Telugu | tel | అజర్బైజాన్ | Ajarbaijān |
| Chinese | zho | 阿塞拜疆 | Āsèbàijiāng |
| Japanese | jpn | アゼルバイジャン | Azerubaijan |
| Korean | kor | 아제르바이잔 | Ajereubaijan |
| Tibetan | bod | ཨ་ཛར་བཡི་ཇན། | A.dzar.bayi.jan |
| Burmese | mya | အဇာဘိုင်ဂျန် | Ázabʰaĩjã |
| Thai | tha | อาเซอร์ไบจาน, อาเซอร์ไบจัน | Āsə̄[r]baičān, Āsə̄[r]baičân |
| Lao | lao | ອາແຊັກບາຍຊັນ | Āsækbāysân |
| Khmer | khm | អាហ្ស៊ែរបែហ្សង់, អាហ្សែបៃហ្សង់ | Āhsærbæhsăṅ, Āhsæbaihsăṅ |
Azerbaijani itself and several Turkic neighbours are given in Latin and Cyrillic.
02 · NamesU+018F LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SCHWA
From Atropates to Azərbaycan
The name goes back to Atropates, a Persian satrap of Media in the time of Alexander the Great; Middle Persian Āturpātākān developed into the Azarbayjan of later Persian. Until 1918 it named the adjacent region of north-western Iran. The state north of the river first took it in May 1918, as the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and Iran protested.
Azerbaijani writes the name Azərbaycan in the Latin alphabet, with the letter ə, and wrote Азәрбајҹан in Cyrillic, with its own letters ә, ј and ҹ. Other Turkic languages stay close: Turkish Azerbaycan, Turkmen Azerbaýjan, Uzbek Ozarbayjon, Kazakh Әзірбайжан. European languages differ mostly in how they write j and dsch: Aserbaidschan or Aserbeidschan in German, Azerbejdżan in Polish, Aserbajdsjan in Danish and Norwegian, Azerbaïdjan in French.
Baku is Bakı in Azerbaijani and Бакы in its Cyrillic; most other languages write Baku, Turkish Bakü, French Bakou and Dutch Bakoe. Nagorno-Karabakh, the mountainous part of Karabakh, is Dağlıq Qarabağ in Azerbaijani, Bergkarabach in German, Haut-Karabagh in French and Gorski Karabah in Croatian and Slovene. The self-proclaimed republic there was ended by the Azerbaijani offensive of September 2023.
Baku in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Samogitian, Zazaki | eng / lav / lit / smg / zza | Baku | same as written |
| Asturian, Catalan, Icelandic, Spanish | ast / cat / isl / spa | Bakú | same as written |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German | deu / ltz / nds | Baku | same as written |
| West Frisian, Limburgish, Dutch | fry / lim / nld | Bakoe | same as written |
| French, Haitian Creole | fra / hat | Bakou | same as written |
| Aragonese | arg | Bacú | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Bakı / Бакы | Bakı |
| Bosnian | bos | Baku / Баку / باقۆ | Baku |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | Baqu / Бакъу | Baqu |
| Esperanto | epo | Bakuo | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Bakuu | same as written |
| Irish | gle | Baku | same as written |
| Galician | glg | Bacú, Bakú | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Bakû | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Bacu / Баку | Bacu |
| Malay | msa | Baku / باكو | Baku |
| Occitan | oci | Bakó | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Bacu, Baku | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Baku / Баку | Baku |
| Turkish | tur | Bakü | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Boku / Боку / باكۇ, Baku / Баку / بەكۇ | Boku, Baku |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Бакоу | Baku |
| Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russian, Ukrainian | bul / mon / rus / ukr | Баку | Baku |
| Belarusian, Serbian | bel / srp | Баку / Baku | Baku |
| Bashkir | bak | Баҡы / Baķı | Baķı |
| Chechen | che | Бакох / Bakox | Bakox |
| Kazakh | kaz | Баку / باكۋ / Bakw | Bakw |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Баку / باكۇ / Baku | Baku |
| Tabassaran | tab | Бакку | Bakku |
| Tatar | tat | Бакы / Bakı / باكى | Bakı |
| Tajik | tgk | Боку / باکو / Boku | Boku |
| Arabic | ara | باكو | Bākū |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | باکى / Bakı | Bakı |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | باکۆ / Bako | Bako |
| Persian | fas | باکو / Bâku, بادکوبه / Bâdkube | Bâku, Bâdkube |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | باکو | Bākū |
| Pashto | pus | باکو | Bākū |
| Uyghur | uig | باكۇ / Baku / Баку | Baku |
| Urdu | urd | باکو | Bākū |
| Syriac | syr | ܒܟܘ | Bakū |
| Hebrew | heb | בקו, באקו | Baqū, Bāqū |
| Yiddish | yid | באַקו | Baku |
| Amharic | amh | ባኩ | Baku |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell-dhi | Μπακού | Mpakoý |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell-kat | Μπακοῦ, Βακοῦ | Mpakoỹ, Vakoỹ |
| Armenian | hye | Բաքու, Բակու | Bak̕ou, Bakou |
| Georgian | kat | ბაქო, ბაკუ | Baḳo, Baku |
| Hindi | hin | बाकू, बकू | Bākū, Bakū |
| Nepali | nep | बाकु | Bāku |
| Bengali | ben | বাকু | Bāku |
| Punjabi | pan | ਬਾਕੂ | Bākū |
| Kannada | kan | ಬಾಕು | Bāku |
| Malayalam | mal | ബക്കു | Bakku |
| Tamil | tam | பாக்கூ, பாகு | Pākkū, Pāku |
| Telugu | tel | బాకు | Bāku |
| Chinese | zho | 巴庫/巴库 | Bākù |
| Japanese | jpn | バクー | Bakū |
| Korean | kor | 바쿠 | Baku |
| Thai | tha | บากู | Bākū |
| Khmer | khm | បាគូ | Bākū |
Nagorno-Karabakh in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | eng | Nagorno-Karabakh, Mountainous Karabagh | same as written |
| Asturian, Cornish, Danish, Basque, Galician, Manx, Indonesian, Italian, Javanese, Norwegian, Swahili | ast / cor / dan / eus / glg / glv / ind / ita / jav / nor / swa | Nagorno-Karabakh | same as written |
| Limburgish, Dutch, Swedish | lim / nld / swe | Nagorno-Karabach | same as written |
| Croatian, Slovenian | hrv / slv | Gorski Karabah | same as written |
| Moldovan, Slovio | mol / slo | Nagorno-Karabah / Нагорно-Карабах | Nagorno-Karabah |
| Aragonese | arg | Alto Karabakh | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Dağlıq Qarabağ / Дағлыг Гарабағ | Dağlıq Qarabağ |
| Bosnian | bos | Nagorni Karabah / Нагорни Карабах / ناغۉرنٖى قاراباح | Nagorni Karabah |
| Breton | bre | Nagorno-Karabac’h | same as written |
| Catalan | cat | Alt Karabagh | same as written |
| Czech | ces | Náhorní Karabach | same as written |
| German | deu | Bergkarabach | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Montara Karabaĥo | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Mägi-Karabahh | same as written |
| Faroese | fao | Nagorno-Karabakk | same as written |
| Finnish | fin | Vuoristo-Karabah | same as written |
| French | fra | Haut-Karabagh | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal | frp | Hôt-Karabag | same as written |
| Irish | gle | Nagorno-Karabakh | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Hegyi-Karabah | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Kalnu Karabaha | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Kalnų Karabachas | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Nagorno-Karabakh / ناݢورنو كاراباخ | Nagorno-Karabakh |
| Polish | pol | Górski Karabach | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Nagorno-Carabaque, Nagorno-Karabakh | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Urqusapa Kharabaq | same as written |
| Romanian | ron | Nagorno-Karabah | same as written |
| Slovak | slk | Náhorný Karabach | same as written |
| Spanish | spa | Alto Karabaj, Nagorno-Karabaj | same as written |
| Albanian | sqi | Nagorni Karabahu | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Daglyk Garabag / Даглык Гарабаг | Daglyk Garabag |
| Turkish | tur | Dağlık Karabağ | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Togʻli Qorabogʻ / Тоғли Қорабоғ / تاغلى قارەباغ | Togʻli Qorabogʻ |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Наго́рьнъ Караба́хъ | Nagórĭnŭ Karabáȟŭ |
| Avar | ava | Мугӏрузул Карабах | Muʿruzul Karabaȟ |
| Bashkir | bak | Таулы Ҡарабах / Taulı Ķarabax | Taulı Ķarabax |
| Belarusian | bel | Нагорны Карабах / Nahorny Karabach | Nahorny Karabach |
| Bulgarian | bul | Нагорни Карабах | Nagorni Karabaȟ |
| Chuvash | chv | Туҫи Карабах | Tuśi Karabaȟ |
| Kazakh | kaz | Таулы Қарабақ / تاۋلى قاراباق / Tawlı Qarabaq | Tawlı Qarabaq |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Тоолуу Карабак / توولۇۇ قاراباق / Tooluu Qarabaq | Tooluu Qarabaq |
| Komi | kom | Керӧс Карабах | Kerös Karabaȟ |
| Karachay-Balkar | krc | Тау-Къарабах | Tau-Qarabaȟ |
| Kumyk | kum | Тавлукъ Къарабах | Tavluq Qarabaȟ |
| Lak | lbe | Зунттал Къарабагъ | Zunttal Q̄arabaġ |
| Lezgi | lez | Дагълух Къарабах | Daġluȟ Q̄arabaȟ |
| Meadow Mari | mhr | Курыкан Карабах | Kurykan Karabaȟ |
| Macedonian | mkd | Нагорно-Карабах, Горен Карабах | Nagorno-Karabaȟ, Goren Karabaȟ |
| Mongolian | mon | Уулын Карабах | Uulyn Karabaȟ |
| Ossetian | oss | Уӕлхох Карабах | Uälȟoȟ Karabaȟ |
| Russian | rus | Нагорный Карабах | Nagornyj Karabaȟ |
| Yakut | sah | Хайалаах Карабах | Ȟajalaaȟ Karabaȟ |
| Serbian | srp | Нагорно-Карабах / Nagorno-Karabah | Nagorno-Karabah |
| Tabassaran | tab | Дагъ Къарабах | Daġ Q̄arabaħ |
| Tatar | tat | Таулы Карабах / Tawlı Qarabax / تاۇلى قاراباخ | Tawlı Qarabax |
| Tajik | tgk | Қарабоғи Кӯҳӣ / قرهباغ کوهی / Qaraboƣi Kūhī | Qaraboƣi Kūhī |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Нагірний Карабах | Nahirnyj Karabaȟ |
| Kalmyk | xal | Деернь-уулин Карабах | Deern'-uulin Karabaȟ |
| Arabic | ara | ناغورنو كاراباخ | Nāġūrnū Kārābāḫ |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | داغلیق قاراباغ / Dağlıq Qarabağ | Dağlıq Qarabağ |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | قەرەباغی کوێستانی / Qerebaẍî Kwêstanî | Qerebaẍî Kwêstanî |
| Persian | fas | قرهباغ کوهستانی / Qarebâqe Kuhestâni | Qarebâqe Kuhestâni |
| Uyghur | uig | تاغلىق قاراباغ / Taghliq Qarabagh / Тағлиқ Қарабағ | Taghliq Qarabagh |
| Urdu | urd | ناگورنو کاراباخ | Nāgōrnō Kārābāḫ |
| Dhivehi | div | ނަގޯނޯ-ކަރަބަކް | Nagōnō-Karabak |
| Hebrew | heb | נגורנו קרבאך | Nagōrnō Qarabāḫ |
| Yiddish | yid | נאַגאָרנאָ־קאַראַבאַך | Nagorno-Karabaḫ |
| Greek | ell | Ναγκόρνο-Καραμπάχ | Nagkórno-Karampáȟ |
| Armenian | hye | Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ, Արցախ | Leṙnayin Ġarabaġ, Arc̕ax |
| Georgian | kat | მთიანი ყარაბაღი | Mṭiani Qarabaġi |
| Laz | lzz | გერმაფუნა კარაბაღი / Germapuna K’arabaği | Germapuna K’arabaği |
| Hindi | hin | नागोर्नो-काराबाख | Nāgorno-Kārābākʰ |
| Bengali | ben | নাগোর্নো-কারাবাখ | Nāgorno-Kārābākʰ |
| Gujarati | guj | નાગોર્નો-કારાબાખ | Nāgorno-Kārābākʰ |
| Sinhala | sin | නගෝර්නෝ-කරබාක් | Nagōrnō-Karabāk |
| Telugu | tel | నగొర్నో-కరబఖ్ | Nagornō-Karabakʰ |
| Chinese | zho | 納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫/纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫 | Nàgē'ěrnuò-Kǎlābāhè |
| Japanese | jpn | ナゴルノ・カラバフ | Nagoruno-Karabafu |
| Korean | kor | 나고르노카라바흐 | Nagoreuno Karabaheu |
| Thai | tha | นากอร์โน-คาราบัค | Nākɔ̄[r]nō-Kʰārābâk |
Districts, cities and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with ISO 3166-2 codes
Azerbaijan is divided into 59 districts (rayonlar) and 11 cities (şəhərlər), and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic has seven districts and one city of its own. Each unit is given in the Latin alphabet used today and in the former Cyrillic alphabet, with its administrative centre in both.
| ISO 3166-2 | Latin | Cyrillic | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts rayonlar рајонлар59 | |||||
| AZ-ABS | Abşeron rayonu | Абшерон рајону | Absheron | XırdalanХырдалан | |
| AZ-AGC | Ağcabədi rayonu | Ағҹабәди рајону | Aghjabadi | AğcabədiАғҹабәди | |
| AZ-AGM | Ağdam rayonu | Ағдам рајону | Aghdam | AğdamАғдам | |
| AZ-AGS | Ağdaş rayonu | Ағдаш рајону | Agdash | AğdaşАғдаш | |
| AZ-AGA | Ağstafa rayonu | Ағстафа рајону | Aghstafa | AğstafaАғстафа | |
| AZ-AGU | Ağsu rayonu | Ағсу рајону | Aghsu | AğsuАғсу | |
| AZ-AST | Astara rayonu | Астара рајону | Astara | AstaraАстара | |
| AZ-BAL | Balakən rayonu | Балакән рајону | Balakan | BalakənБалакән | |
| AZ-BEY | Beyləqan rayonu | Бејләган рајону | Beylagan | BeyləqanБејләган | |
| AZ-BAR | Bərdə rayonu | Бәрдә рајону | Barda | BərdəБәрдә | |
| AZ-BIL | Biləsuvar rayonu | Биләсувар рајону | Bilasuvar | BiləsuvarБиләсувар | |
| AZ-CAB | Cəbrayıl rayonu | Ҹәбрајыл рајону | Jabrayil | CəbrayılҸәбрајыл | |
| AZ-CAL | Cəlilabad rayonu | Ҹәлилабад рајону | Jalilabad | CəlilabadҸәлилабад | |
| AZ-DAS | Daşkəsən rayonu | Дашкәсән рајону | Dashkasan | DaşkəsənДашкәсән | |
| AZ-FUZ | Füzuli rayonu | Фүзули рајону | Fuzuli | FüzuliФүзули | |
| AZ-GAD | Gədəbəy rayonu | Ҝәдәбәј рајону | Gadabay | GədəbəyҜәдәбәј | |
| AZ-GOR | Goranboy rayonu | Ҝоранбој рајону | Goranboy | GoranboyҜоранбој | |
| AZ-GOY | Göyçay rayonu | Ҝөјчај рајону | Goychay | GöyçayҜөјчај | |
| AZ-GYGwas AZ-XAN | Göygöl rayonu | Ҝөјҝөл рајону | Goygol | GöygölҜөјҝөл | 2011 Code AZ-XAN, Xanlar, replaced after the district was renamed Göygöl |
| AZ-HAC | Hacıqabul rayonu | Һаҹыгабул рајону | Hajigabul | HacıqabulҺаҹыгабул | |
| AZ-XAC | Xaçmaz rayonu | Хачмаз рајону | Khachmaz | XaçmazХачмаз | |
| AZ-XIZ | Xızı rayonu | Хызы рајону | Khizi | XızıХызы | |
| AZ-XCI | Xocalı rayonu | Хоҹалы рајону | Khojaly | XocalıХоҹалы | |
| AZ-XVD | Xocavənd rayonu | Хоҹавәнд рајону | Khojavend | XocavəndХоҹавәнд | |
| AZ-IMI | İmişli rayonu | Имишли рајону | Imishli | İmişliИмишли | |
| AZ-ISM | İsmayıllı rayonu | Исмајыллы рајону | Ismayilli | İsmayıllıИсмајыллы | |
| AZ-KAL | Kəlbəcər rayonu | Кәлбәҹәр рајону | Kalbajar | KəlbəcərКәлбәҹәр | |
| AZ-KUR | Kürdəmir rayonu | Күрдәмир рајону | Kurdamir | KürdəmirКүрдәмир | |
| AZ-QAX | Qax rayonu | Гах рајону | Gakh | QaxГах | |
| AZ-QAZ | Qazax rayonu | Газах рајону | Gazakh | QazaxГазах | |
| AZ-QAB | Qəbələ rayonu | Гәбәлә рајону | Gabala | QəbələГәбәлә | |
| AZ-QOB | Qobustan rayonu | Гобустан рајону | Gobustan | MərəzəМәрәзә | |
| AZ-QBA | Quba rayonu | Губа рајону | Guba | QubaГуба | |
| AZ-QBI | Qubadlı rayonu | Губадлы рајону | Gubadlı | QubadlıГубадлы | |
| AZ-QUS | Qusar rayonu | Гусар рајону | Gusar | QusarГусар | |
| AZ-LAC | Laçın rayonu | Лачын рајону | Lachin | LaçınЛачын | |
| AZ-LER | Lerik rayonu | Лерик рајону | Lerik | LerikЛерик | |
| AZ-LAN | Lənkəran rayonu | Ләнкәран рајону | Lankaran | LənkəranЛәнкәран | |
| AZ-MAS | Masallı rayonu | Масаллы рајону | Masally | MasallıМасаллы | |
| AZ-NEF | Neftçala rayonu | Нефтчала рајону | Neftchala | NeftçalaНефтчала | |
| AZ-OGU | Oğuz rayonu | Оғуз рајону | Oghuz | OğuzОғуз | |
| AZ-SAT | Saatlı rayonu | Саатлы рајону | Saatly | SaatlıСаатлы | |
| AZ-SAB | Sabirabad rayonu | Сабирабад рајону | Sabirabad | SabirabadСабирабад | |
| AZ-SAL | Salyan rayonu | Салјан рајону | Salyan | SalyanСалјан | |
| AZ-SMX | Samux rayonu | Самух рајону | Samukh | SamuxСамух | |
| AZ-SIY | Siyəzən rayonu | Сијәзән рајону | Siyazan | SiyəzənСијәзән | |
| AZ-SBNwas AZ-DAV | Şabran rayonu | Шабран рајону | Shabran | ŞabranШабран | 2011 Code AZ-DAV, Dəvəçi, replaced after the district was renamed Şabran |
| AZ-SMI | Şamaxı rayonu | Шамахы рајону | Shamakhi | ŞamaxıШамахы | |
| AZ-SAK | Şəki rayonu | Шәки рајону | Shaki | ŞəkiШәки | |
| AZ-SKR | Şəmkir rayonu | Шәмкир рајону | Shamkir | ŞəmkirШәмкир | |
| AZ-SUS | Şuşa rayonu | Шуша рајону | Shusha | ŞuşaШуша | |
| AZ-TAR | Tərtər rayonu | Тәртәр рајону | Tartar | TərtərТәртәр | |
| AZ-TOV | Tovuz rayonu | Товуз рајону | Tovuz | TovuzТовуз | |
| AZ-UCA | Ucar rayonu | Уҹар рајону | Ujar | UcarУҹар | |
| AZ-YAR | Yardımlı rayonu | Јардымлы рајону | Yardimli | YardımlıЈардымлы | |
| AZ-YEV | Yevlax rayonu | Јевлах рајону | Yevlakh | YevlaxЈевлах | |
| AZ-ZAQ | Zaqatala rayonu | Загатала рајону | Zagatala | ZaqatalaЗагатала | |
| AZ-ZAN | Zəngilan rayonu | Зәнҝилан рајону | Zangilan | ZəngilanЗәнҝилан | |
| AZ-ZAR | Zərdab rayonu | Зәрдаб рајону | Zardab | ZərdabЗәрдаб | |
| Cities şəhərlər шәһәрләр11 | |||||
| AZ-BA | Bakı şəhəri | Бакы шәһәри | Baku | BakıБакы | |
| AZ-GA | Gəncə şəhəri | Ҝәнҹә шәһәри | Ganja | GəncəҜәнҹә | |
| AZ-XA | Xankəndi şəhəri | Ханкәнди шәһәри | Khankendi | XankəndiХанкәнди | |
| AZ-LA | Lənkəran şəhəri | Ләнкәран шәһәри | Lankaran City | LənkəranЛәнкәран | |
| AZ-MI | Mingəçevir şəhəri | Минҝәчевир шәһәри | Mingachevir | MingəçevirМинҝәчевир | |
| AZ-NA | Naftalan şəhəri | Нафталан шәһәри | Naftalan | NaftalanНафталан | |
| AZ-SM | Sumqayıt şəhəri | Сумгајыт шәһәри | Sumgayit | SumqayıtСумгајыт | |
| AZ-SA | Şəki şəhəri | Шәки шәһәри | Shaki City | ŞəkiШәки | |
| AZ-SRwas AZ-AB | Şirvan şəhəri | Ширван шәһәри | Shirvan | ŞirvanШирван | 2011 Code AZ-AB, Əli Bayramlı, replaced after the town was renamed Şirvan |
| –was AZ-SS | Şuşa şəhəri | Шуша шәһәри | Shusha City | ŞuşaШуша | 2011 ISO deleted the city code AZ-SS; the town is part of Şuşa district, AZ-SUS |
| AZ-YE | Yevlax şəhəri | Јевлах шәһәри | Yevlakh City | YevlaxЈевлах | |
| Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası9 | |||||
| AZ-NXwas AZ-MM | Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası | Нахчыван Мухтар Республикасы | Nakhchivan | NaxçıvanНахчыван | 2002 Code corrected from AZ-MM |
| AZ-BAB | Babək rayonu | Бабәк рајону | Babek | BabəkБабәк | |
| AZ-CUL | Culfa rayonu | Ҹулфа рајону | Julfa | CulfaҸулфа | |
| AZ-KAN | Kəngərli rayonu | Кәнҝәрли рајону | Kangarli | QıvraqГывраг | 2011 Added to ISO 3166-2 |
| AZ-NV | Naxçıvan şəhəri | Нахчыван шәһәри | Nakhchivan City | NaxçıvanНахчыван | 2011 Added to ISO 3166-2 as a municipality |
| AZ-ORD | Ordubad rayonu | Ордубад рајону | Ordubad | OrdubadОрдубад | |
| AZ-SAD | Sədərək rayonu | Сәдәрәк рајону | Sadarak | HeydərabadҺејдәрабад | |
| AZ-SAH | Şahbuz rayonu | Шаһбуз рајону | Shahbuz | ŞahbuzШаһбуз | |
| AZ-SAR | Şərur rayonu | Шәрур рајону | Sharur | ŞərurШәрур | |
Codes and English forms: ISO 3166-2:AZ on the ISO Online Browsing Platform, read from its English Wikipedia mirror on 28 October 2026, including the changes of Newsletter I-2 (2002) and II-3 (13 December 2011). ISO writes Kǝngǝrli with the letter ǝ. Since 2021 the districts are also grouped into 14 economic regions (iqtisadi rayonlar), which have no ISO codes.
Some Azerbaijani towns and their Caucasus Kurdish names
| Azerbaijani | Caucasus Kurdish |
|---|---|
| Kəlbəcər / Кәлбәҹәр | К’әлбәщәр / K’elbecer |
| Laçın / Лачын | Лачин / Laçîn |
| Qubadlı / Губадлы | Кубатли / Kûbatlî |
| Zəngilan / Зәнҝилан | Зангелан / Zangêlan |
07 · Questions
Questions about the names and districts of Azerbaijan
How do you write Azerbaijan in Azerbaijani?
Azərbaycan in the Latin alphabet, Азәрбајҹан in the former Cyrillic one. The official name is Azərbaycan Respublikası.
What is Nagorno-Karabakh called in Azerbaijani?
Dağlıq Qarabağ, mountainous Karabakh. Russian has Нагорный Карабах, German Bergkarabach and French Haut-Karabagh.
How many districts does Azerbaijan have?
59 districts and 11 cities, plus the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with seven districts and its capital city; ISO 3166-2 gives each of them a code.