Ağstafa

For the administrative division, see Agstafa Rayon; for the river, see Aghstafa (river).

Coordinates: 41°07′08″N 45°27′14″E / 41.11889°N 45.45389°E / 41.11889; 45.45389

Aghstafa
Ağstafa
City & Municipality
Aghstafa
Coordinates: 41°07′08″N 45°27′14″E / 41.11889°N 45.45389°E / 41.11889; 45.45389
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Agstafa
Elevation 340 m (1,120 ft)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 20,200
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)
Area code(s) +992 244

Aghstafa (Azerbaijani: Ağstafa) is a town and municipality in, and the capital of, the Agstafa Rayon of Azerbaijan.

Transport

Public transport

Aghstafa has a large urban transport system, mostly managed by the Ministry of Transportation.

Rail

Kars–Tbilisi–Baku railway will directly connect the city with Turkey and Georgia.

The city sits on one of the Azerbaijani primary rail lines running East-West connecting the capital, Baku, with the rest of the country. The Kars–Tbilisi–Baku railway will run along the line through the city. The railway provides both human transportation and transport of goods and commodities such as oil and gravel.

Ağstafa's Central Railway Station is the terminus for national and international rail links to the city. The Kars–Tbilisi–Baku railway, which will directly connect Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan, began to be constructed in 2007 and is scheduled for completion in 2015.[2] The completed branch will connect the city with Tbilisi in Georgia, and from there trains will continue to Akhalkalaki, and Kars in Turkey.[3]

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ağstafa.
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