Is Xocalı safe? Azerbaijan travel risk
Is Xocalı safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Xocalı 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.
Xocalı 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 Xocalı: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Xocalı belongs to Xocalı (Azerbaijan), centered at coordinates 39.9131° N, 46.7903° E. Distance to Baku is 263.7 km towards the ENE.
Xocalı
39.9131° N, 46.7903° E
Lowland
UTC
1,397
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 Xocalı happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Azerbaijan travel advice & laws.
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