Map of Shamkhor, Azerbaijan

Shamkhor is the administrative centre of Şǝmkir, Azerbaijan, with a population of about 41,300. It lies at 40.8297°N, 46.0178°E. Shamkhor is about 331 km (206 mi) west of Baku, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ganja, 33 km to the southeast.

Shamkhor at a glance

Where is Shamkhor?

• The 18th largest city in Azerbaijan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shamkhor

• Ganja — 33 km southeast
• Mingelchaur — 88 km east
• Yevlakh — 98 km east
• Sheki — 105 km northeast
• Barda — 106 km southeast
• Ağdam — 121 km southeast
• Göyçay — 147 km east
• Agdzhabedy — 150 km southeast
• Poldasht — 183 km southwest, Iran
• Naxçıvan — 187 km south

Largest cities in Azerbaijan

• Baku — 2,351,300
• Sumqayıt — 427,000
• Ganja — 330,663
• Khirdalan — 196,200
• Yevlakh — 127,400
• Mingelchaur — 106,048
• Naxçıvan — 97,200
• Lankaran — 89,300
• Qaraçuxur — 87,349
• Lerik — 87,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.