Khachmaz Rayon
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Khachmaz Rayon Lezgian: Хъачмаз район |
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| City | |
| Azerbaijani: Xaçmaz rayonu | |
 Map of Azerbaijan showing Khachmaz Rayon |
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| Coordinates: 41°28′N 48°48′E / 41.467°N 48.800°ECoordinates: 41°28′N 48°48′E / 41.467°N 48.800°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,045 km2 (403 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 160,100 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Khachmaz (Azerbaijani: Xaçmaz rayonu, Lezgian: Хъачмаз район) is a city in Northeastern Azerbaijan's Khachmaz region. It is located about 10 km from the Caspian Sea, below Khudat, and to the east of Quba. Khachmaz is 170 kilometres north of the capital Baku. The Khachmaz rayon borders the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation.
The most northeastern region of Azerbaijan, Xaçmaz (or Khachmaz/Khachmas) is sandwiched between the Caucasus Mountains in Quba and Qusar (Gusar), regions to the west, and the Caspian Sea to the east. The southern border greets Devechi and the region stretches north to Russia. Khachmas city is located toward the bottom third of the region. It is about 10 km from the Caspian Sea and the border to Devechi. About half that distance to the Quba border to Khachmaz's west. It is substantially greater distance to the northern border.
The climate is generally moderate to warm, humid temperate and subtropical, and Khachmaz sees an average yearly precipitation of 1300–1350 mm and average temperatures of 25-30 °C in July and 1-2 °C in January.
The Khachmaz region is rich with monuments of history, culture and architecture. Some of the most significant are Sarkartapa, the ancient city-fortress Khudat, a 4th-century Albanian mosque, the 16th-century mosque-madrasa of Shah Abbas of the 15th-16th century in Garaqurtlu, a village in Khachmaz, ancient settlements and the barrows of the Bronze Age, the famous “Iron gate” of Derbent fortress becoming a symbol of its inaccessibility. The fortifications “Baba-al-Abvat” were constructed in 8th-7th centuries B.C and protected from invasion the northern boundaries of Azerbaijan. Today Khachmaz borders with Russia here. In the village of Shykhlar the tourists can see the earliest monument of the mausoleum of the Middle Ages- a mosque of Sheikh Yusif (15th century). At the top of the mountain Galadag the ruins of Gaurgala fortress have been kept.
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