Nakhchivan - Administrative Subdivisions

Administrative Subdivisions

Nakhchivan is subdivided into eight administrative divisions. Seven of these are raions. The capital city (şəhər) of Nakhchivan City is treated separately.

Map ref.	Administrative division	Capital	Type	Area (km²)	Population (1 August 2011 estimate)	Notes
1	Babek (Babək)	Babek	Rayon	749,81	66,200	Formerly known as Nakhchivan; renamed after Babak Khorramdin in 1991
2	Julfa (Culfa)	Julfa	Rayon	1012,75	43,000	Also spelled Jugha or Dzhulfa.
3	Kangarli (Kəngərli)	Givraq	Rayon	711,86	28,900	Split from Babek in March 2004
4	Nakhchivan City (Naxçıvan Şəhər)	n/a	Municipality	191,82	85,700	Split from Nakhchivan (Babek) in 1991
5	Ordubad	Ordubad	Rayon	994,88	46,500	Split from Julfa during Sovietization
6	Sadarak (Sədərək)	Heydarabad	Rayon	153,49	14,500	Split from Sharur in 1990; de jure includes the Karki exclave in Armenia, which is de facto under Armenian control
7	Shakhbuz (Şahbuz)	Shahbuz	Rayon	838,04	23,400	Split from Nakhchivan (Babek) during Sovietization Territory roughly corresponds to the Čahuk (Չահւք) district of the historic Syunik region within the Kingdom of Armenia
8	Sharur (Şərur)	Sharur	Rayon	847,35	106,600	Formerly known as Bash-Norashen during its incorporation into the Soviet Union and Ilyich (after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) from the post-Sovietization period to 1990
	Total			5,500	414,900