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Geography and Environment of Azerbaijan

Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Azerbaijan.

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Overview

both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked

Detailed geography

large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea

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