Sharur city
Sharur district is situated in the west of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and borders with Iran in the south. Landscape in the north and east of the district is mountainous. Daralayazy mountain range takes this territory. The highest point in the region is Galingaya mountain (2775 m). Climate is semi-desert, summer is arid. Average temperature in January is from +3 C to +6 C; precipitations in a year total to 200-400 mm. Rivers running in the territory of the district (Arpachay etc.) relate to the Basin of Araz River. Their waters are widely used in irrigation, so Arpachay storage pool constructed for this purpose. Flora, mainly, is represented by the semi-desert species. Such animals as mountain goat, mouflon, wolf, fox, hare, boar etc. live here. Partridge, pleasant etc. are among the birds.