Is Naxçıvan safe? Azerbaijan travel risk
Is Naxçıvan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Naxçıvan scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Azerbaijan Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 28 Apr 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 8 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Naxçıvan scores 45/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Azerbaijan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Naxçıvan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Azerbaijan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 39.2089° N, 45.4122° E in Naxçıvan, Naxçıvan features an altitude of 887 m. The settlement is located 399.2 km ENE from Baku.
Naxçıvan
39.2089° N, 45.4122° E
887 m
Asia/Baku
95,100
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Azerbaijan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Naxçıvan happened in January (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 28 Jan 2023 (98 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 24 Mar 2023 (96 km away) — USGS details
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