Roads in Azerbaijan
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Roads in Azerbaijan are the main transport network in Azerbaijan. With the railway network still undergoing modernization and not covering the entire country, especially mountainous areas and other areas with difficult topography, the road system is the most important form of transport in the country. Its role is important both with national, and as an important transit country, with international traffic.
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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
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
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 have up to eight. In the cities, the motorways are illuminated.
Sign | Number | Route | Length | International numbers |
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M1 | – Russia | 203 km | ![]() |
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M2 | Baku – Tovuz – Georgia | 507 km | ![]() |
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M3 | Ələt – Salyan – Lənkəran – Astara – Iran (Astara) | 211 km | ![]() |
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M4 | Baku – Shamakhi – Agsu – Goychay – Agdash | 253 km | |
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M5 | Yevlakh – Shaki – Zaqatala – Balakən | 184 km | |
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M6 | Zəngilan – Armenia (closed) |
290 km | ![]() |
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M7 | Nakhchivan – Babək – Kəngərli – Şərur – Sədərək – Turkey | 81 km | ![]() |
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M8 | Culfa – Ordubad – Armenia (closed) | 89 km | ![]() |
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Highways
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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 the cities, but less frequently 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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R1 | Qəndob – Xaçmaz – Xudat – Yalama – Russia ![]() |
88 km |
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R2 | Xızı |
31 km |
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R3 | Quba – Qusar | 12 km |
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R4 | Quba – Xaçmaz | 22 km |
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R5 | Qusar – Xudat | 29 km |
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R6 | Hacı Zeynalabdin – Sahil | 40 km |
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R7 | Sumqayıt |
18 km |
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R8 | İsmayıllı |
40 km |
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R9 | Oğuz |
158 km |
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R10 | Qaraməryəm – Müsüslü | 22 km |
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R11 | Kürdəmir – İmişli – Bəhramtəpə |
113 km |
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R12 | Göyçay – Bərgüşad | 18 km |
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R13 | Göyçay – Ucar | 20 km |
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R14 | Ağdaş – Ləki | 10 km |
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R15 | Ağdaş – Zarağan | 45 km |
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R16 | Qorağan – Qax – Zaqatala | 43 km |
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R17 | Xaldan – Mingəçevir | 13 km |
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R18 | Mingəçevir Hydro Power Plant – Bəhramtəpə |
166 km |
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R19 | Ganja – Kəlbəcər – Laçın | 200 km |
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R20 | Daşkəsən |
38 km |
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R21 | Samux |
8 km |
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R22 | Şəmkir – Gədəbəy |
45 km |
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R23 | Qazax – Uzuntala – Armenia (closed) | 14 km |
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R24 | ) | 54 km |
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R25 | Goranboy – Naftalan | 18 km |
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R26 | Goranboy – Tərtər | 35 km |
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R27 | Tərtər – Hindarx | 41 km |
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R28 | 154 km | |
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R29 | Bərdə – İstisu – Kəlbəcər | 164 km |
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R30 | Xocavənd |
42 km |
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R31 | Shusha – Fuzuli | 53 km |
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R32 | Ağcabədi |
76 km |
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R33 | Ağcabədi |
48 km |
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R34 | Ağdərə |
26 km |
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R35 | Xocavənd |
94 km |
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R36 | Lachin – Həkəri | 83 km |
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R37 | Zabux – Armenia (closed) |
23 km |
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R38 | Qubadlı – Xanlıq |
16 km |
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R39 | Zəngilan |
23 km |
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R40 | Cəbrayil – Mahmudlu |
46 km |
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R41 | Yuxarı Qarabağ Kanalı – Beyləqan – Daşburun | 32 km |
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R42 | Bəhramtəpə – Biləsuvar | 62 km |
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R43 | Biləsuvar – Iran ![]() |
19 km |
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R44 | Shirvan |
11 km |
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R45 | 43 km | |
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R46 | Salyan – Neftçala | 40 km |
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R47 | Masallı – Yardımlı | 53 km |
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R48 | Lankaran – Lerik | 55 km |
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R49 | Nakhchivan – Şahbuz – Armenia (closed) | 65 km |
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R50 | M2 (371 km) – Ganja International Airport | 11 km |
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R51 | M2 (336 km) – Ganja | 8 km |
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R52 | Kürəkçay |
5 km |
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R53 | M2 (376 km) – Train station Alabaşlı | 8 km |
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R54 | M2 (70 km) – Train station Ələt | 5 km |
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R55 | M3 (220 km) – Train station Masallı | 5 km |
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R56 | M5 (17 km) – Kərimli | 31 km |
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R57 | M5 (46 km) – Şəki | 12 km |
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R58 | M5 (128 km) – Train station Zaqatala | 9 km |
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R59 | M5 (150 km) – Train station Balakən | 2 km |
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R60 | M6 (94 km) – İmişli | 7 km |
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R61 | Zəngilan |
11 km |
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R62 | Şərur |
4 km |
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R63 | M7 (80 km) – Sədərək - Turkey ![]() |
8 km |
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R64 | Babək |
3 km |
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R65 | M8 (44 km) – Culfa | 2 km |
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R66 | M8 (75 km) – Train station Ordubad | 5 km |
Reference:[2] |
Roads of local importance
Below R-level roads, roads 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). (Archive)
- ^ "Yerli əhəmiyyətli avtomobil yollarının siyahısı" [On approval of the list of roads of republican significance of the Republic of Azerbaijan] (PDF). (Archive)
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook.