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ISO 3166-2:AZ is a special code system for Azerbaijan. It's like a secret language used by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to give unique short codes to different parts of countries. Think of it as a way to quickly identify regions within Azerbaijan, just like you might use a postcode for a specific area.

These codes help people around the world understand and share information about places in Azerbaijan easily. For Azerbaijan, these codes are used for two main types of areas:

The municipalities are like big cities that have the same importance as the rayons. One municipality, Şuşa, was removed from this list.

Each code has two parts, separated by a dash. The first part is always "AZ" because that's the code for Azerbaijan. The second part tells you what kind of area it is:

  • If it has two letters, it's either the autonomous republic or a municipality.
  • If it has three letters, it's a rayon.

Understanding Azerbaijan's Location Codes

This section lists the current codes for the different parts of Azerbaijan. These names are exactly as they appear in the official ISO 3166-2 standard.

Autonomous Republic Codes

Here is the code for Azerbaijan's special autonomous republic:

Code Area Name
AZ-NX Naxçıvan

Codes for Cities and Districts

Below are the codes for the municipalities (cities) and rayons (districts) of Azerbaijan. Some of these areas are part of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, which is noted in the last column.

Code Area Name Type of Area Part of Nakhchivan?
AZ-BA Bakı municipality
AZ-GA Gəncə municipality
AZ-LA Lənkəran municipality
AZ-MI Mingəçevir municipality
AZ-NA Naftalan municipality
AZ-NV Naxçıvan municipality NX
AZ-SA Şəki municipality
AZ-SR Şirvan municipality
AZ-SM Sumqayıt municipality
AZ-XA Xankəndi municipality
AZ-YE Yevlax municipality
AZ-ABS Abşeron rayon
AZ-AGC Ağcabədi rayon
AZ-AGM Ağdam rayon
AZ-AGS Ağdaş rayon
AZ-AGA Ağstafa rayon
AZ-AGU Ağsu rayon
AZ-AST Astara rayon
AZ-BAB Babək rayon NX
AZ-BAL Balakən rayon
AZ-BAR Bərdə rayon
AZ-BEY Beyləqan rayon
AZ-BIL Biləsuvar rayon
AZ-CAB Cəbrayıl rayon
AZ-CAL Cəlilabad rayon
AZ-CUL Culfa rayon NX
AZ-DAS Daşkəsən rayon
AZ-FUZ Füzuli rayon
AZ-GAD Gədəbəy rayon
AZ-GOR Goranboy rayon
AZ-GOY Göyçay rayon
AZ-GYG Göygöl rayon
AZ-HAC Hacıqabul rayon
AZ-IMI İmişli rayon
AZ-ISM İsmayıllı rayon
AZ-KAL Kəlbəcər rayon
AZ-KAN Kǝngǝrli rayon NX
AZ-KUR Kürdəmir rayon
AZ-LAC Laçın rayon
AZ-LAN Lənkəran rayon
AZ-LER Lerik rayon
AZ-MAS Masallı rayon
AZ-NEF Neftçala rayon
AZ-OGU Oğuz rayon
AZ-ORD Ordubad rayon NX
AZ-QAB Qəbələ rayon
AZ-QAX Qax rayon
AZ-QAZ Qazax rayon
AZ-QOB Qobustan rayon
AZ-QBA Quba rayon
AZ-QBI Qubadlı rayon
AZ-QUS Qusar rayon
AZ-SAT Saatlı rayon
AZ-SAB Sabirabad rayon
AZ-SBN Şabran rayon
AZ-SAD Sədərək rayon NX
AZ-SAH Şahbuz rayon NX
AZ-SAK Şəki rayon
AZ-SAL Salyan rayon
AZ-SMI Şamaxı rayon
AZ-SKR Şəmkir rayon
AZ-SMX Samux rayon
AZ-SAR Şərur rayon NX
AZ-SIY Siyəzən rayon
AZ-SUS Şuşa rayon
AZ-TAR Tərtər rayon
AZ-TOV Tovuz rayon
AZ-UCA Ucar rayon
AZ-XAC Xaçmaz rayon
AZ-XIZ Xızı rayon
AZ-XCI Xocalı rayon
AZ-XVD Xocavənd rayon
AZ-YAR Yardımlı rayon
AZ-YEV Yevlax rayon
AZ-ZAN Zəngilan rayon
AZ-ZAQ Zaqatala rayon
AZ-ZAR Zərdab rayon

Updates to Azerbaijan's Codes

The ISO 3166/MA (the group that manages these codes) sometimes makes changes. Here are some updates that have happened since the codes were first published in 1998:

Newsletter Date What Changed Code/Area Changes
Newsletter I-2 2002-05-21 A code was fixed, and four spelling mistakes were corrected. They also clarified which rayons belong to the autonomous republic. Codes:
Naxçıvan: AZ-MM changed to AZ-NX
Newsletter II-3 2011-12-13
(corrected
2011-12-15)
The list was reordered alphabetically. Some administrative place names changed. New codes were added, and old ones were removed or updated. Areas Added:
AZ-KAN Kǝngǝrli
AZ-NV Naxçıvan (municipality)
Areas Removed:
AZ-SS Şuşa
Codes Changed:
AZ-AB Əli Bayramlı changed to AZ-SR Şirvan
AZ-DAV Dəvəçi changed to AZ-SBN Şabran
AZ-XAN Xanlar changed to AZ-GYG Göygöl

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