Is Xankəndi safe? Azerbaijan travel risk
Is Xankəndi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Xankəndi scores 43/100 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.
Xankəndi scores 43/100 (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 Xankəndi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (28/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Azerbaijan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 39.8153° N, 46.7519° E in Xankəndi. The settlement is located 269.3 km ENE from Baku.
Xankəndi
39.8153° N, 46.7519° E
Lowland
UTC
49,848
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Xankəndi happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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