Mingechevir city
Mingechevir has been associated on the Kura River with a construction of a hydroelectric power station. It has received city status in November 11, 1948. It is located 323 km from Baku. It is 17 km away from Baku-Tbilisi railway. Republican airport is located 30 km from in Yevlakh region, international airport is located 80 km from in the city of Ganja. Geographically the city has been established in the center of Republic on both sides on the banks of the Kura River. Mingechevir reservoir is located 3 km from north-west of the city.
The volume of reservoir is 15.7 billion cubic meters, 70 km length, 18 km maximum width, 605 square kilometers surface area covering, average depth of 27 meters (maximum depth 83 m), level of volatility is 5-7 meters. The length of the dam of reservoir is 1550 meters. The climate of Mingechevir city is warm. The average temperature is 2-3 degrees on January and 27-30 degrees in July. Annual precipitation is 300-310 mm.