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Astara

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Also known as Astara (Azerbaijan)

city in Azerbaijan

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Astara is a border city in Azerbaijan, serving as the capital of Astara District. It is situated near the Astarachay river and has an elevation of -22 meters above sea level. The city covers an area of 616 and has a population of 16,800. Azerbaijani is the official language, and the local postal code is AZ 0700.

Historically, the area has been part of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Administrative records indicate it has also been located in Lankaran District and Lankaran Uyezd. The city operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone. Nearby, in Gilan Province, Iran, there is a location named Vatkelī with a population of 0, situated at the same elevation.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Open Meteo, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality
دهستان ویرمونی
Region
استان گیلان
Country
ایران
Population
15,190
Timezone
Asia/Baku

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Air quality

62US AQIModerate
PM2.5
8.8 µg/m³
PM10
23.3 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 04:30 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Country
Azerbaijan
District
Astara
Elevation
−22 m (−72 ft)
Total
16,130
Time zone
UTC+4 ( AZT )
Area code
+994 195

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Encyclopedic overview

Astara is a city in and the capital of the Astara District of Azerbaijan. Astara is a short walk across the border from Astara, Iran.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Astara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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